People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Colombia
Colombia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 21.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Colombia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Colombia is 21.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Colombia peaked at 37.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2017.
That places Colombia 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.3% | — |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 29.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 21.9% | 28.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Colombia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Colombia was 21.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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