People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Colombia
Colombia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 70.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Colombia, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Colombia is 70.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Colombia peaked at 70.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 62nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68.5% | — |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 70.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 79% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 70.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.1% | 68.5% | 69.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 69.9% | 70.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Colombia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Colombia was 70.4% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Colombia ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.