People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Colombia
Colombia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0201 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Colombia stood at 0.0201 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Colombia peaked at 0.0836 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0201 people per person, in 2024.
That places Colombia 86th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0836 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0801 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0766 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0732 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0699 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0667 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0636 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0606 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0576 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0547 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0519 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0492 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0465 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0414 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.039 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0366 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0343 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0321 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.03 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0279 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0258 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0201 people per person | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0687 people per person | 0.0547 people per person | 0.0836 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 people per person | 0.03 people per person | 0.0519 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0239 people per person | 0.0201 people per person | 0.0279 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Colombia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Colombia was 0.0201 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0836 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0201 people per person in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.