Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Colombia
Colombia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 18.7% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Colombia peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.8% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 18.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 35% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 18.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 43% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 18.2% | 18.7% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Colombia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Colombia was 18.7% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Colombia ranks 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.