Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Colombia
Colombia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Colombia is 2.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Colombia peaked at 8.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 88th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Colombia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Colombia was 2.7% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Colombia ranks 88th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.