Share of people practicing open defecation in Chile
Chile: Share of people practicing open defecation was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
World rank
133rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of people practicing open defecation 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
The most recent figure for share of people practicing open defecation in Chile is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people practicing open defecation in Chile peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 133rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of people practicing open defecation in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people practicing open defecation in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people practicing open defecation in Chile?
- Share of people practicing open defecation in Chile was 0.0% 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 people practicing open defecation recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for share of people practicing open defecation?
- Chile ranks 133rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 people practicing open defecation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.