Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Chile
Chile: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 100.0% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Chile peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 48th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.0% | — |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 93.0% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 173.59 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 126.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Chile?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Chile was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.