Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Chile

Safely managed drinking water in Chile in 2024 — 97.8%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2024 97.8% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 38of 148
Period maximum 97.8%2024
Period minimum 91.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Chile, 2000–202490929496982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 91.5%2001: 92%2002: 92.4%2003: 92.8%2004: 93.2%2005: 93.6%2006: 93.9%2007: 94.3%2008: 94.7%2009: 95.1%2010: 95.5%2011: 95.8%2012: 96.2%2013: 96.6%2014: 96.9%2015: 97%2016: 97.1%2017: 97.1%2018: 97.2%2019: 97.3%2020: 97.4%2021: 97.5%2022: 97.6%2023: 97.7%2024: 97.8%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile

Chile 97.8%
World 73.7%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.8 +0.1 pp
2023 97.7 +0.1 pp
2022 97.6 +0.1 pp
2021 97.5 +0.1 pp
2020 97.4 +0.1 pp
2019 97.3 +0.1 pp
2018 97.2 +0.1 pp
2017 97.1 +0.1 pp
2016 97.1 +0.1 pp
2015 97 +0.1 pp
2014 96.9 +0.3 pp
2013 96.6 +0.4 pp
2012 96.2 +0.4 pp
2011 95.8 +0.4 pp
2010 95.5 +0.4 pp
2009 95.1 +0.4 pp
2008 94.7 +0.4 pp
2007 94.3 +0.4 pp
2006 93.9 +0.4 pp
2005 93.6 +0.4 pp
2004 93.2 +0.4 pp
2003 92.8 +0.4 pp
2002 92.4 +0.5 pp
2001 92 +0.5 pp
2000 91.5

South America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.