Colombia - Access to basic drinking water services

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Colombia was 86.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 72.84 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 72.84
2001 73.54
2002 74.23
2003 74.93
2004 75.63
2005 76.32
2006 77.02
2007 77.71
2008 78.41
2009 79.10
2010 79.80
2011 80.49
2012 81.19
2013 81.88
2014 82.58
2015 83.27
2016 83.97
2017 84.66
2018 85.36
2019 86.07
2020 86.77

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Colombia was 99.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 98.03 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 98.03
2001 98.14
2002 98.24
2003 98.35
2004 98.46
2005 98.57
2006 98.68
2007 98.78
2008 98.89
2009 99.00
2010 99.11
2011 99.22
2012 99.33
2013 99.43
2014 99.54
2015 99.65
2016 99.76
2017 99.83
2018 99.94
2019 99.94
2020 99.94

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Colombia was 97.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.49 in 2020, while its lowest value was 91.47 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 91.47
2001 91.83
2002 92.19
2003 92.55
2004 92.89
2005 93.23
2006 93.57
2007 93.90
2008 94.22
2009 94.54
2010 94.85
2011 95.16
2012 95.46
2013 95.76
2014 96.05
2015 96.34
2016 96.62
2017 96.86
2018 97.14
2019 97.32
2020 97.49

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention