Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Colombia

Colombia: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 18.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.69
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
135th
of 150 countries
All-time high
18.69
in 2024
All-time low
15.77
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Colombia, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 15.82001: 15.92002: 162003: 16.22004: 16.32005: 16.42006: 16.52007: 16.72008: 16.82009: 16.92010: 172011: 17.22012: 17.32013: 17.42014: 17.52015: 17.72016: 17.82017: 17.92018: 182019: 18.12020: 18.22021: 18.42022: 18.52023: 18.62024: 18.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Colombia stood at 18.69. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Colombia peaked at 18.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.77, in 2000.

That places Colombia 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Colombia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 15.77
2001 15.9 +0.8%
2002 16.04 +0.8%
2003 16.17 +0.8%
2004 16.29 +0.8%
2005 16.42 +0.8%
2006 16.55 +0.8%
2007 16.68 +0.8%
2008 16.8 +0.8%
2009 16.92 +0.7%
2010 17.05 +0.7%
2011 17.17 +0.7%
2012 17.29 +0.7%
2013 17.41 +0.7%
2014 17.53 +0.7%
2015 17.65 +0.7%
2016 17.77 +0.7%
2017 17.89 +0.7%
2018 18 +0.7%
2019 18.12 +0.6%
2020 18.24 +0.6%
2021 18.35 +0.6%
2022 18.46 +0.6%
2023 18.58 +0.6%
2024 18.69 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.35 15.77 16.92 10
2010s 17.59 17.05 18.12 10
2020s 18.46 18.24 18.69 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 132 Uganda 20.36 compare
  2. 133 Mali 20.01 compare
  3. 134 Ghana 18.76 compare
  4. 136 Sierra Leone 16.85 compare
  5. 137 Papua New Guinea 16.66 compare
  6. 138 Somalia 16.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Colombia?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Colombia was 18.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 18.69 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.77 in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Colombia ranks 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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