Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Colombia

Access to basic sanitation in Colombia in 2024 — 96.6%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 21.2 pp.

2024 96.6% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 85of 193
Period maximum 96.6%2024
Period minimum 75.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Colombia, 2000–20247080901002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 75.4%2001: 76.3%2002: 77.2%2003: 78.1%2004: 79%2005: 79.9%2006: 80.8%2007: 81.7%2008: 82.5%2009: 83.4%2010: 84.3%2011: 85.2%2012: 86.1%2013: 87%2014: 87.8%2015: 88.7%2016: 89.6%2017: 90.5%2018: 91.4%2019: 92.2%2020: 93.1%2021: 94%2022: 94.8%2023: 95.7%2024: 96.6%
Change over the period: +21.2 pp Annual average: 0.88 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 96.6%
World 82.2%
South America computed 92%
Access to basic sanitation — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.6 +0.9 pp
2023 95.7 +0.9 pp
2022 94.8 +0.9 pp
2021 94 +0.9 pp
2020 93.1 +0.9 pp
2019 92.2 +0.9 pp
2018 91.4 +0.9 pp
2017 90.5 +0.9 pp
2016 89.6 +0.9 pp
2015 88.7 +0.9 pp
2014 87.8 +0.9 pp
2013 87 +0.9 pp
2012 86.1 +0.9 pp
2011 85.2 +0.9 pp
2010 84.3 +0.9 pp
2009 83.4 +0.9 pp
2008 82.5 +0.9 pp
2007 81.7 +0.9 pp
2006 80.8 +0.9 pp
2005 79.9 +0.9 pp
2004 79 +0.9 pp
2003 78.1 +0.9 pp
2002 77.2 +0.9 pp
2001 76.3 +0.9 pp
2000 75.4

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.