People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Chile
Chile: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Chile is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Chile peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 1st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.5% | — |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.5% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Chile?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Chile was 100.0% 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 sanitation services, urban recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.