Level of water stress in Colombia
Freshwater withdrawals in Colombia were equal to 3.6% of available resources in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Colombia, 2022
3.6%
Change from 2021
+0.1percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
9.0%
Position in 2022
133rd of 176
Level of water stress in Colombia over time
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Colombia
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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Colombia |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 3.5% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 2.7%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Colombia has the 133rd highest value.