Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia
Colombia: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 97.23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia is 97.23, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia peaked at 97.23 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.27, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 131st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.03 | 89.27 | 92.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5 | 93.05 | 95.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7 | 96.15 | 97.23 | 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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.63 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,306 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.63 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.63 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.8077 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia was 97.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.23 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.27 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Colombia ranks 131st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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