Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.7619 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Colombia stood at 0.7619 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Colombia peaked at 1.74 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6554 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Colombia 49th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.35 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.33 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.32 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.28 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.32 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.31 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.32 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.34 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.35 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.37 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.39 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.37 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.25 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 1.12 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.14 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.12 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9452 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9631 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.98 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.07 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 1.09 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.14 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.17 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.21 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.25 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.36 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 1.43 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.46 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.44 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.43 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.47 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.61 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.6 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.63 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.61 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.69 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.7 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.74 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.74 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.72 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.73 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.39 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 1.08 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.31 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 1.34 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.37 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.45 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.46 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.45 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6554 kg per person | -54.8% |
| 2016 | 1.07 kg per person | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7663 kg per person | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8524 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7798 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7792 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7877 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7681 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7619 kg per person | -0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7619 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2434 kg per person, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7619 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3188 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 | +62.7% | 0.6554 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person |
| 2015 | -54.8% | 1.45 kg per person | 0.6554 kg per person |
| 2017 | -28.1% | 1.07 kg per person | 0.7663 kg per person |
| 2009 | +27.8% | 1.02 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 kg per person | 0.9452 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 kg per person | 0.98 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 kg per person | 0.6554 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7742 kg per person | 0.7619 kg per person | 0.7877 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Colombia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Colombia was 0.7619 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6554 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.