Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Colombia
Colombia: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 6.15 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Colombia, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Colombia stood at 6.15 million people. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Colombia peaked at 6.58 million people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.15 million people, in 2024.
That places Colombia 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.58 million people | — |
| 2012 | 6.53 million people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.48 million people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.43 million people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.37 million people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.33 million people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.31 million people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.32 million people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.32 million people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.31 million people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.27 million people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.23 million people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.19 million people | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.15 million people | -0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 6.15 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792 people, 31.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 6.15 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 329,183 people, 18.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.41 million people | 6.31 million people | 6.58 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.23 million people | 6.15 million people | 6.31 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 36 Zimbabwe 7.16 million people compare
- 37 Benin 6.43 million people compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 6.31 million people compare
- 40 Togo 4.66 million people compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 4.46 million people compare
- 42 Sierra Leone 3.97 million people compare
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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Colombia?
- Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Colombia was 6.15 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 million people in 2011.
- What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.15 million people in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rural population without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.