Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chile

Chile: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 124 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2024
All-time low
73.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chile, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 73.3 %2001: 73.4 %2002: 73.6 %2003: 73.7 %2004: 75.4 %2005: 77.1 %2006: 78.8 %2007: 80.5 %2008: 82.3 %2009: 84 %2010: 85.7 %2011: 87.5 %2012: 89.2 %2013: 91 %2014: 92.7 %2015: 94.5 %2016: 96.3 %2017: 98 %2018: 98.4 %2019: 98.5 %2020: 98.7 %2021: 99 %2022: 99 %2023: 99.1 %2024: 99.2 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Chile recorded 99.2% for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chile peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2000.

That places Chile 7th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Kuwait 100.0% compare
  2. 5 Austria 100.0% compare
  3. 6 Switzerland 99.8% compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom 99.0% compare
  5. 9 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
  6. 10 Germany 98.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chile?
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chile was 99.2% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
How does Chile rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
Chile ranks 7th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.