People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Colombia
Colombia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 13.57 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Colombia is 13.57 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Colombia peaked at 13.57 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.61 million people, in 2000.
That places Colombia 29th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.89 million people | 12.61 million people | 13.08 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.16 million people | 13.09 million people | 13.39 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.51 million people | 13.46 million people | 13.57 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Colombia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Colombia was 13.57 million people 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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.57 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.61 million people in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.