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
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 %.
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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.
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About this data
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.