People using safely managed drinking water services in Chile
Chile: People using safely managed drinking water services was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Chile stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Chile peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 38th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 91.5% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.5% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 35 United States Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 36 United Arab Emirates 98.6% compare
- 37 Czechia 98.1% compare
- 39 United States 97.6% compare
- 40 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 41 Canada 96.9% compare
More health data for Chile
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.90 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 122,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 127,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 122,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 126,592 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 14.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 121,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 121,992 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 126,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 127,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Chile?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Chile was 97.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Chile ranks 38th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.