People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0277 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0277 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.1073 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0277 people per person, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 100th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1073 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1032 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0992 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0952 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0913 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0875 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0837 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0801 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0765 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0729 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0695 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0661 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0628 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0595 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0563 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0532 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0501 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0471 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0442 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0413 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0385 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0357 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.033 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0303 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0277 people per person | -8.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0277 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0277 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0897 people per person | 0.0729 people per person | 0.1073 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 people per person | 0.0413 people per person | 0.0695 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.033 people per person | 0.0277 people per person | 0.0385 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Colombia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Colombia was 0.0277 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1073 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0277 people per person in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.