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Chile

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 743,532 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 21% agriculture, 24% forest and 55% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 19,603,733 people (2022)
  • Population density: 26 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 86% lives in urban areas and 12% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 445,876,489,959 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 22,744 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 3% from agriculture, 56% from services and 32% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Chile

  • Drinking water

    99 % of the population in Chile uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    95 % of the population in Chile uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Chile has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    89 % of domestic wastewater in Chile is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    73 % of monitored water bodies in Chile has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    8 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Chile (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    9 % of the renewable water resources in Chile is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    26 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Chile (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    79 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    34 % of the water basins in Chile is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Chile in 2017 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Chile (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Chile, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Chile, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Chile, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Chile, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Chile, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Chile (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Chile, by source (2015 - 2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Chile (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Chile, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,522 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 51,127 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 2,148 m3 per capita (2006)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Chile, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Chile, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Chile, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Chile, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Chile, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Chile, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Chile (2017-2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Chile, progress over time, by sub-sector