Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.1% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Colombia peaked at 8.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
That places Colombia 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More infrastructure data for Colombia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1194 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Colombia?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Colombia was 2.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Colombia ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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