Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Colombia
Colombia: Cattle — Losses from manure treated was 35.65 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated in Colombia is 35.65 million kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Colombia peaked at 68.41 million kg in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.43 million kg, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.43 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 19.73 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 20.24 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 20.24 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 21.55 million kg | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 21.94 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 22.84 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 23.78 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 24.63 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 25.51 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 26.52 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 26.84 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 24.86 million kg | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 22.43 million kg | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 22.63 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 23.78 million kg | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 23.88 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 20.24 million kg | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 21.25 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 22.26 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 25.30 million kg | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 26.31 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 28.33 million kg | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 29.35 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 29.85 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 31.37 million kg | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 33.39 million kg | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 35.42 million kg | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 39.47 million kg | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 42.50 million kg | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 44.64 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 44.82 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.46 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 47.56 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 49.59 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 54.65 million kg | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 55.14 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 57.37 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 58.02 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 61.73 million kg | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 63.25 million kg | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 65.78 million kg | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 66.79 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.30 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 68.41 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 55.21 million kg | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 42.63 million kg | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 40.73 million kg | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 53.64 million kg | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 55.66 million kg | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 57.68 million kg | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 62.05 million kg | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 63.50 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 63.53 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.53 million kg | -56.7% |
| 2016 | 46.95 million kg | +70.5% |
| 2017 | 33.30 million kg | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 37.91 million kg | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 34.95 million kg | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 35.39 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 36.08 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 35.47 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 35.65 million kg | +0.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 35.65 million kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.69 million kg, 13.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 35.65 million kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 million kg, 17.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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 | +70.5% | 27.53 million kg | 46.95 million kg |
| 2015 | -56.7% | 63.53 million kg | 27.53 million kg |
| 2017 | -29.1% | 46.95 million kg | 33.30 million kg |
| 2009 | +31.7% | 40.73 million kg | 53.64 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.60 million kg | 19.43 million kg | 24.63 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.79 million kg | 20.24 million kg | 26.84 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.11 million kg | 22.26 million kg | 39.47 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.97 million kg | 42.50 million kg | 58.02 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.55 million kg | 40.73 million kg | 68.41 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.31 million kg | 27.53 million kg | 63.53 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.65 million kg | 35.39 million kg | 36.08 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 30 Ukraine 40.19 million kg compare
- 30 Caribbean 11.77 million kg compare
- 31 Thailand 35.79 million kg compare
- 32 Côte d'Ivoire 540,311 kg compare
- 32 Japan 35.74 million kg compare
- 33 Cabo Verde 10,721 kg compare
- 34 Belgium 34.06 million kg compare
- 35 Romania 31.75 million kg compare
- 36 Republic of Korea 30.84 million kg 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 in Colombia?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Colombia was 35.65 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.41 million kg in 2005.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.43 million kg in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).