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.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.4% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 93.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Chile's 93.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (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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