Chile
Capital: Santiago · High income · Pop. 19.8 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Chile, 97.82% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 430,872 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 95.13% use safely managed sanitation services and 100% have at least a basic service (2024).
Chile has about 45,262 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 4% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 91% of Chile's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Chile have safe drinking water?
97.82% of Chile's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 430,872 people do not.
Does Chile have enough freshwater?
Chile has roughly 45,262 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 4% of it annually (low stress).