People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Colombia
Colombia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 5.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Colombia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Colombia is 5.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Colombia peaked at 22.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 48th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.5% | — |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 13.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 5.9% | 12.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Colombia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Colombia was 5.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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