Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.6813 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Colombia is 0.6813 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Colombia peaked at 1.63 kg per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5861 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Colombia 55th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.21 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.18 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.15 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.19 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.17 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.19 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.2 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.21 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.24 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.23 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.11 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9825 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9694 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9967 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9789 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8112 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8329 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8528 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9471 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9624 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.01 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.05 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.09 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.14 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.24 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 1.31 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.35 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.33 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.32 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.35 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.38 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 1.49 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.52 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.51 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.58 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.59 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.63 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.63 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.62 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.62 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.29 kg per person | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9859 kg per person | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9307 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.21 kg per person | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 1.24 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.27 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.36 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.38 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5861 kg per person | -57.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9897 kg per person | +68.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6918 kg per person | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7732 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7003 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6989 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7049 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6856 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6813 kg per person | -0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.6813 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2893 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.6813 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2851 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +68.9% | 0.5861 kg per person | 0.9897 kg per person |
| 2015 | -57.0% | 1.36 kg per person | 0.5861 kg per person |
| 2017 | -30.1% | 0.9897 kg per person | 0.6918 kg per person |
| 2009 | +30.2% | 0.9307 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.8112 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.8528 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 kg per person | 0.9307 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.5861 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6927 kg per person | 0.6813 kg per person | 0.7049 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 52 South Sudan 0.7556 kg per person compare
- 53 Fiji 0.7553 kg per person compare
- 54 Brazil 0.7505 kg per person compare
- 56 New Caledonia 0.6067 kg per person compare
- 57 El Salvador 0.5717 kg per person compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 0.5057 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 cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Colombia?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Colombia was 0.6813 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 kg per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5861 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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 Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Losses from manure treated (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.