Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 74.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 74.3% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 86th of 147 countries on this measure, 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 | 69.1% | 67.7% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 70.7% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.4% | 74.3% | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 Β°C (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -5.16 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 14.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate -9.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia was 74.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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