People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Colombia
Colombia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Colombia stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Colombia peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 66th of 182 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, urban (% of urban population) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -11.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 16.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 3.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Colombia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Colombia was 0.5% 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, urban recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.