People using at least a basic drinking water source in Colombia
Colombia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 51.35 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Colombia is 51.35 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Colombia peaked at 51.35 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.54 million people, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 25th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 38.56 million people | 35.54 million people | 41.43 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.65 million people | 42.03 million people | 47.95 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.06 million people | 48.76 million people | 51.35 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Colombia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Colombia was 51.35 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.35 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.54 million people in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.