Rural without improved sanitation in Colombia
Colombia: Rural without improved sanitation was 1.06 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.06 million
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
57th
of 175 countries
All-time high
3.27 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.06 million
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Rural without improved sanitation in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.06 million for rural without improved sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Colombia peaked at 3.27 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 2024.
That places Colombia 57th out of 175 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.
Rural without improved sanitation in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.27 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.18 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.09 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.00 million | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.91 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.81 million | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.72 million | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.62 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.52 million | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.42 million | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.32 million | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.13 million | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.03 million | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.93 million | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.74 million | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.57 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.32 million | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 million | -7.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.06 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902, 28.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.06 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33,929, 31.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.85 million | 2.42 million | 3.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million | 1.50 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million | 1.06 million | 1.41 million | 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 rural without improved sanitation in Colombia?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Colombia was 1.06 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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