Drinking water service usage in Colombia
Colombia: Drinking water service usage was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Colombia is 74.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Colombia peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 95th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.7% | — |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 74.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 74.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 67.7% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 70.7% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.4% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Colombia?
- Drinking water service usage in Colombia was 74.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for drinking water service usage?
- Colombia ranks 95th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.