People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Chile
Chile: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 149,391 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Chile stood at 149,391 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Chile peaked at 461,608 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 149,391 people, in 2024.
Chile ranks 81st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 400,757 people | 347,313 people | 461,608 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,817 people | 224,925 people | 335,379 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 180,946 people | 149,391 people | 211,458 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 78 Solomon Islands 170,906 people compare
- 79 Moldova 166,372 people compare
- 80 Eswatini 164,869 people compare
- 82 Panama 130,148 people compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 122,236 people compare
- 84 East Timor 114,012 people compare
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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Chile?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Chile was 149,391 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 461,608 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,391 people in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Chile ranks 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.