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Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Chile

Chile: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
82nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2024
All-time low
99.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Chile, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.2 %2001: 99.3 %2002: 99.3 %2003: 99.3 %2004: 99.3 %2005: 99.4 %2006: 99.4 %2007: 99.4 %2008: 99.4 %2009: 99.5 %2010: 99.5 %2011: 99.5 %2012: 99.5 %2013: 99.6 %2014: 99.6 %2015: 99.6 %2016: 99.6 %2017: 99.7 %2018: 99.7 %2019: 99.7 %2020: 99.7 %2021: 99.8 %2022: 99.8 %2023: 99.8 %2024: 99.8 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Chile is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Chile peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2000.

Chile ranks 82nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 10
2010s 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 10
2020s 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Chile?
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Chile was 99.8% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2000.
How does Chile rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
Chile ranks 82nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,631 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.