Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chile
Chile: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 93.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chile recorded 93.6% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chile peaked at 93.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 88th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 78.4% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.7% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.1% | 93.6% | 5 |
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More environment data for Chile
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 118.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chile?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chile was 93.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Chile ranks 88th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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