All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Colombia
Colombia: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,487 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,487 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
79th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1,492 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
717.64 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Colombia is 1,487 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Colombia peaked at 1,492 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 717.64 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Colombia 79th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 717.64 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 730.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 745.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 756.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 772.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 788.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 821.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 854.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 876.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 907.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 941.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 966.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 984.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1,004 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1,092 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,086 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1,082 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,084 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,105 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1,122 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,114 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,161 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,186 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,217 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,244 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,268 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1,277 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,302 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,245 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1,263 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,278 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,297 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,327 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,313 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,321 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,345 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,216 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1,184 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,182 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,087 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1,146 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,269 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1,343 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1,484 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1,492 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,487 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,487 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,228 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,487 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,578 kg per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 784.68 kg per square kilometre | 717.64 kg per square kilometre | 876.33 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,016 kg per square kilometre | 907.62 kg per square kilometre | 1,092 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,122 kg per square kilometre | 1,084 kg per square kilometre | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,251 kg per square kilometre | 1,186 kg per square kilometre | 1,302 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | 1,263 kg per square kilometre | 1,345 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,229 kg per square kilometre | 1,087 kg per square kilometre | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,461 kg per square kilometre | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | 1,492 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 76 Paraguay 1,506 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 China 1,503 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 Honduras 1,500 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,483 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Indonesia 1,475 kg per square kilometre compare
- 82 Philippines 1,474 kg per square kilometre 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 square in Colombia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Colombia was 1,487 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,492 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 717.64 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Colombia ranks 79th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.