People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chile
Chile: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 93.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Chile recorded 93.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chile peaked at 93.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2000.
That places Chile 86th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.4% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 78.4% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.7% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.1% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 83 Marshall Islands 93.9% compare
- 84 China 93.8% compare
- 85 Georgia 93.7% compare
- 87 Philippines 93.6% compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.2% compare
- 89 Argentina 93.0% compare
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0812 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0843 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chile?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chile was 93.6% 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 at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Chile ranks 86th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.