Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,150 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,150 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
46th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1,166 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
618.27 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1,150 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 1,166 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 618.27 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 46th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 618.27 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 629.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 642.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 653.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 667.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 686.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 714.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 743.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 770.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 797.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 829.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 848.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 861.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 872.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 899.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 924.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 946.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 937.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 928.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 924.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 943.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 955.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 942.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 921.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 920.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 936.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 955.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 970.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 987.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 994.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 998.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,015 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,053 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1,055 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,075 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,084 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,054 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,070 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,074 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,080 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,111 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,080 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,136 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,063 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1,020 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1,001 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 985.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 887.3 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 940.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 967.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 1,077 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,105 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,155 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1,166 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,150 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,150 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,150 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 680.56 kg per square kilometre | 618.27 kg per square kilometre | 770.19 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 884.61 kg per square kilometre | 797.83 kg per square kilometre | 946.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 945.71 kg per square kilometre | 920.36 kg per square kilometre | 987.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | 994.35 kg per square kilometre | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | 1,111 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | 887.3 kg per square kilometre | 1,136 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,144 kg per square kilometre | 1,105 kg per square kilometre | 1,166 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- 47 Guinea-Bissau 1,126 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 Armenia 1,048 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Dominica 1,048 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Colombia was 1,150 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,166 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 618.27 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.