People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Colombia
Colombia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Colombia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Colombia peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 68th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -32.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -95.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Colombia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Colombia was 0.0% 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): q3 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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