People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Colombia

Colombia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 86.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
86.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
35th
of 97 countries
All-time high
86.6%
in 2017
All-time low
80.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Colombia, 2000–2017

0204060802000200820172000: 80.22001: 80.62002: 812003: 81.32004: 81.72005: 82.12006: 82.52007: 82.82008: 83.22009: 83.62010: 842011: 84.42012: 84.72013: 85.12014: 85.52015: 85.92016: 86.22017: 86.6

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Colombia recorded 86.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Colombia peaked at 86.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2000.

That places Colombia 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Colombia, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 80.2%
2001 80.6% +0.5%
2002 81.0% +0.5%
2003 81.3% +0.5%
2004 81.7% +0.5%
2005 82.1% +0.5%
2006 82.5% +0.5%
2007 82.8% +0.5%
2008 83.2% +0.5%
2009 83.6% +0.5%
2010 84.0% +0.4%
2011 84.4% +0.4%
2012 84.7% +0.4%
2013 85.1% +0.4%
2014 85.5% +0.4%
2015 85.9% +0.4%
2016 86.2% +0.4%
2017 86.6% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.9% 80.2% 83.6% 10
2010s 85.3% 84.0% 86.6% 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 32 Egypt 89.5% compare
  2. 33 Algeria 89.3% compare
  3. 34 El Salvador 87.5% compare
  4. 36 Guyana 85.8% compare
  5. 37 Jamaica 84.1% compare
  6. 38 Georgia 83.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Colombia?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Colombia was 86.6% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Colombia ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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