Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0172 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Colombia is 0.0172 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0681 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0172 people per person, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 61st of 171 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0681 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0653 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0625 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0598 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0572 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0546 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0521 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0497 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0473 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.045 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0427 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0405 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0384 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0363 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0343 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0324 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0305 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0286 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0251 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0234 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0218 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0187 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0172 people per person | -8.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0172 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 13.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0172 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0562 people per person | 0.045 people per person | 0.0681 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0336 people per person | 0.0251 people per person | 0.0427 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0203 people per person | 0.0172 people per person | 0.0234 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Colombia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Colombia was 0.0172 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0681 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0172 people per person in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.