People using improved drinking water sources in Chile
Chile: People using improved drinking water sources was 50,899 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Chile stood at 50,899 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Chile peaked at 171,657 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50,899 people, in 2024.
That places Chile 99th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Chile, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 171,657 people | — |
| 2001 | 166,779 people | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 162,001 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 157,991 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 153,802 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 149,503 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 145,113 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 140,636 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 136,089 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 131,484 people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 126,761 people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 121,911 people | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 116,946 people | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 111,870 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 106,739 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 101,524 people | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 96,331 people | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 91,321 people | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 86,315 people | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 81,084 people | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 75,301 people | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 69,080 people | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 62,452 people | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 55,499 people | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 50,899 people | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 151,506 people | 131,484 people | 171,657 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,080 people | 81,084 people | 126,761 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,646 people | 50,899 people | 75,301 people | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0097 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Chile?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Chile was 50,899 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 171,657 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,899 people in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Chile ranks 99th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.