Colombia - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Colombia was 84.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 84.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 58.35 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 58.35
2001 59.58
2002 60.82
2003 62.07
2004 63.32
2005 64.58
2006 65.85
2007 67.13
2008 68.41
2009 69.70
2010 71.00
2011 72.30
2012 73.61
2013 74.93
2014 76.26
2015 77.60
2016 78.94
2017 80.29
2018 81.65
2019 83.01
2020 84.38

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Colombia was 95.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.80 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.59 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 80.59
2001 81.33
2002 82.08
2003 82.83
2004 83.58
2005 84.33
2006 85.08
2007 85.83
2008 86.59
2009 87.35
2010 88.11
2011 88.87
2012 89.63
2013 90.40
2014 91.16
2015 91.93
2016 92.70
2017 93.47
2018 94.25
2019 95.02
2020 95.80

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Colombia was 93.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.80 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 74.80
2001 75.76
2002 76.72
2003 77.68
2004 78.64
2005 79.59
2006 80.55
2007 81.50
2008 82.45
2009 83.39
2010 84.34
2011 85.28
2012 86.22
2013 87.16
2014 88.10
2015 89.03
2016 89.96
2017 90.90
2018 91.83
2019 92.75
2020 93.68

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention