Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chile

Chile: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 105 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2024
All-time low
97.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chile, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 97.8 %2001: 97.9 %2002: 98 %2003: 98.1 %2004: 98.3 %2005: 98.4 %2006: 98.5 %2007: 98.6 %2008: 98.7 %2009: 98.8 %2010: 98.9 %2011: 98.9 %2012: 99 %2013: 99 %2014: 99 %2015: 99 %2016: 99.1 %2017: 99.1 %2018: 99.1 %2019: 99.1 %2020: 99.2 %2021: 99.2 %2022: 99.2 %2023: 99.2 %2024: 99.2 %

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 99.2% for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chile peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2000.

Chile ranks 17th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 10
2010s 99.0% 98.9% 99.1% 10
2020s 99.2% 99.2% 99.2% 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 14 Australia 99.6% compare
  2. 15 Israel 99.5% compare
  3. 16 Lithuania 99.3% compare
  4. 18 Czechia 98.0% compare
  5. 19 Palau 97.7% compare
  6. 20 United States 97.7% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places →

More environment data for Chile

All data for Chile →

Frequently asked questions

What is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chile?
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chile was 99.2% 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 safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2000.
How does Chile rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
Chile ranks 17th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas
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
105 places, 2,610 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.