People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Colombia
Colombia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 99.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2017
All-time low
99.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Colombia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 99.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Colombia peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.3% | — |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.7% compare
- 21 Serbia 99.6% compare
- 22 Palestine, State of 99.6% compare
- 24 Jordan 99.5% compare
- 25 El Salvador 99.4% compare
- 26 Tunisia 99.4% compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Colombia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Colombia was 99.6% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Colombia ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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