Share using safely managed drinking water in Colombia
Colombia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 74.3% for share using safely managed drinking water 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 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Colombia peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 95th of 163 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 |
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 share using safely managed drinking water in Colombia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Colombia was 74.3% 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Colombia ranks 95th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.