People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Colombia
Colombia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 1.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Colombia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.1% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Colombia peaked at 9.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 53rd 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): Q4 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 4.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Colombia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Colombia was 1.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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