People practicing open defecation, rural in Colombia
Colombia: People practicing open defecation, rural was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Colombia stood at 9.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Colombia peaked at 26.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 45th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 12.6% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Colombia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Colombia was 9.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.