All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 31.54 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 31.54 kg per person for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Colombia peaked at 49.68 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 25.68 kg per person, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 29th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.47 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 48.81 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 48.33 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 47.58 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 47.15 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 46.75 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 47.38 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 47.97 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 47.91 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 48.39 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 48.99 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 49.13 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 48.94 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 48.79 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 49.17 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 49.51 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 49.68 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 48.28 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 47.04 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 46.07 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 45.91 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 45.55 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 44.14 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 42.47 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 41.64 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 41.46 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 41.46 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.37 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 41.19 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 40.57 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 40.1 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 39.99 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 40.07 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.05 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 39.56 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 39.61 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.44 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 37.88 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 35.91 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 35.84 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 35.7 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 35.47 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.14 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.7 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.94 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 34.13 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.91 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 33.72 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 33.71 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.18 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 31.86 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 29.5 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 28.48 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 28.17 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.68 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 26.8 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 27.27 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.73 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 29.86 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 30.28 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 32.16 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 32 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 31.54 kg per person | -1.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 31.54 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 31.54 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.95 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.93 kg per person | 46.75 kg per person | 49.47 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.79 kg per person | 47.04 kg per person | 49.68 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.13 kg per person | 41.19 kg per person | 46.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.22 kg per person | 35.91 kg per person | 40.57 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.73 kg per person | 33.71 kg per person | 35.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.05 kg per person | 25.68 kg per person | 34.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5 kg per person | 30.28 kg per person | 32.16 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 26 Guinea 34.8 kg per person compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 34.8 kg per person compare
- 28 Iceland 34.18 kg per person compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 28.89 kg per person compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 27.04 kg per person compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 26.78 kg per person compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Colombia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Colombia was 31.54 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.68 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.68 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.