Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1989 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Colombia is 0.1989 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.4911 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1989 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Colombia 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4911 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.4859 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4799 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4734 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4661 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.458 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.449 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4391 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4285 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4172 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4053 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3925 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.379 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3647 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3497 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3342 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3185 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3037 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2893 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2739 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2568 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2381 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2188 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1989 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1989 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 42.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1989 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4588 people per square kilometre | 0.4172 people per square kilometre | 0.4911 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3411 people per square kilometre | 0.2739 people per square kilometre | 0.4053 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2281 people per square kilometre | 0.1989 people per square kilometre | 0.2568 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 56 Kenya 0.2348 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Burundi 0.2188 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Myanmar 0.2166 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Tunisia 0.1959 people per square kilometre compare
- 61 Gambia 0.1882 people per square kilometre compare
- 62 Congo 0.182 people per square kilometre 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.1989 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4911 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1989 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. 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 urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.