Population using at least basic sanitation services in Chile
Chile: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Chile is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Chile peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 1st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.4% | — |
| 2001 | 72.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Chile's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.7% | 71.4% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 85.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 96.6% | 100.0% | 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 sanitation services in Chile?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Chile was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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