Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Colombia
Colombia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 197,754 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 197,754 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Colombia peaked at 544,907 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 197,754 people, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 509,064 people | 462,917 people | 544,907 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,419 people | 303,918 people | 449,644 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 242,055 people | 197,754 people | 284,929 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Colombia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Colombia was 197,754 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 544,907 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 197,754 people in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.