People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Chile
Chile: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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 safely managed sanitation services, urban in Chile is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Chile peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 7th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.3% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 73.3% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 85.7% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 4 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 5 Austria 100.0% compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.8% compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.0% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 10 Germany 98.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Chile?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Chile was 99.2% 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 sanitation services, urban recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Chile ranks 7th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 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 improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.