Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Colombia stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Colombia peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 144th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 91.1% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 94.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Colombia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 217.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 58.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0649 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 94.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0398 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1875 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Colombia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Colombia was 97.3% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 144th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.