Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 70.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Colombia, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Colombia stood at 70.4%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Colombia peaked at 70.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 58th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.1% | 68.5% | 69.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 69.9% | 70.4% | 5 |
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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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Colombia?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Colombia was 70.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Colombia ranks 58th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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