Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 77.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 77.89 for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Colombia peaked at 77.89 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.64, in 2000.
That places Colombia 5th out of 149 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.07 | 59.64 | 66.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.69 | 67.26 | 74.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.38 | 74.86 | 77.89 | 5 |
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More population data for Colombia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.722 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.83 million (2100)
- Population density 42.43 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.722 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8769 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5501 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 56,988 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5502 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.63 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,306 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Colombia?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Colombia was 77.89 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.89 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.64 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Colombia ranks 5th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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