Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Colombia
Colombia: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 38.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
38.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 85 countries
All-time high
38.7%
in 2024
All-time low
32.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Colombia stood at 38.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Colombia peaked at 38.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 47th out of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 38.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.1%, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 38.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.7%, 80% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 35.1% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.7% | 38.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 44 Pakistan 44.7% compare
- 45 Georgia 40.9% compare
- 46 Sri Lanka 38.9% compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 36.2% compare
- 49 Philippines 35.5% compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 32.0% compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Colombia?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Colombia was 38.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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