Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia
Colombia: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 81.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population 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
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia stood at 81.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia peaked at 81.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 41st out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.2% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 80.2% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 80.8% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 81.6% | 81.8% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.011 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Colombia was 81.8% 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 of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.