Municipal water withdrawal in Chile
Chile: Municipal water withdrawal was 1.29 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.29 billion cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.29 billion cubic meters
in 2016
All-time low
1.01 billion cubic meters
in 1975
Years of data
49
1975–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Chile, 1975–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.29 billion cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Chile peaked at 1.29 billion cubic meters in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.01 billion cubic meters, in 1975.
Chile ranks 46th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Chile, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.01 billion cubic meters | — |
| 1976 | 1.01 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.02 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.02 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.03 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.03 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.04 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.05 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.05 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.06 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.07 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.09 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.09 billion cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.09 billion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.07 billion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 billion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.06 billion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 billion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.04 billion cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.12 billion cubic meters | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.16 billion cubic meters | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.19 billion cubic meters | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.23 billion cubic meters | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.29 billion cubic meters is above the median for high income countries, which is 699.00 million cubic meters, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.29 billion cubic meters is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 350.93 million cubic meters, 3.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 billion cubic meters | 1.01 billion cubic meters | 1.03 billion cubic meters | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.06 billion cubic meters | 1.03 billion cubic meters | 1.08 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 billion cubic meters | 1.05 billion cubic meters | 1.09 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 billion cubic meters | 1.04 billion cubic meters | 1.27 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 1.28 billion cubic meters | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8661 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Chile?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Chile was 1.29 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 billion cubic meters in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 billion cubic meters in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.