People using safely managed drinking water services in Colombia
Colombia: People using safely managed drinking water services was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Colombia is 74.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Colombia peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 84th out of 151 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.
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Colombia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Colombia was 74.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Colombia ranks 84th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.