Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Colombia
Colombia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.7% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Colombia peaked at 3.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 146th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Colombia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Colombia was 3.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Colombia ranks 146th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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