People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Colombia
Colombia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 58.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Colombia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 58.2% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Colombia peaked at 64.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2017.
That places Colombia 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.0% | — |
| 2001 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 61.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 58.2% | 60.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Colombia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Colombia was 58.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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