Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Chile
Chile: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Chile is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Chile peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 24th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.0% | — |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 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 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Chile's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 93.0% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.3% | 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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Chile?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Chile was 100.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Chile ranks 24th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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