People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Colombia
Colombia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 64.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Colombia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 64.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Colombia peaked at 64.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 39th 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, urban (% of urban) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.7% | — |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 59.7% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 62.7% | 64.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Colombia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Colombia was 64.8% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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