Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Chile

Chile: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
100
in 2021
All-time low
71.4
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Chile, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 71.42001: 72.82002: 74.22003: 75.62004: 772005: 78.42006: 79.82007: 81.12008: 82.52009: 83.92010: 85.32011: 86.72012: 88.12013: 89.52014: 90.92015: 92.32016: 93.72017: 95.12018: 96.42019: 96.62020: 96.62021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Chile is 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Chile peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.4, in 2000.

Chile ranks 1st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Chile, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 71.4 —
2001 72.8 +1.9%
2002 74.19 +1.9%
2003 75.58 +1.9%
2004 76.97 +1.8%
2005 78.36 +1.8%
2006 79.75 +1.8%
2007 81.14 +1.7%
2008 82.53 +1.7%
2009 83.93 +1.7%
2010 85.32 +1.7%
2011 86.71 +1.6%
2012 88.1 +1.6%
2013 89.49 +1.6%
2014 90.88 +1.6%
2015 92.27 +1.5%
2016 93.67 +1.5%
2017 95.06 +1.5%
2018 96.45 +1.5%
2019 96.64 +0.2%
2020 96.63 -0.0%
2021 100 +3.5%
2022 100 +0.0%
2023 100 +0.0%
2024 100 +0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.92, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.06, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.67 71.4 83.93 10
2010s 91.46 85.32 96.64 10
2020s 99.33 96.63 100 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 1 Andorra 100 compare
  2. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100 compare
  3. 1 Austria 100 compare
  4. 1 Falkland Islands 100 compare
  5. 1 Iceland 100 compare
  6. 1 Malta 100 compare
  7. 1 New Zealand 100 compare
  8. 1 Spain 100 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Chile?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Chile was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 71.4 in 2000.
How does Chile rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Chile ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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