Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Colombia
Colombia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.508 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Colombia is 0.508 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Colombia peaked at 1.16 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4369 kg per person, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 49th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 … capita volatilises in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8988 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8854 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8803 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8555 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8811 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.872 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8826 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8943 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9023 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9112 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9248 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9152 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8362 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.747 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7388 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7577 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7458 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6301 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6421 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6534 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7167 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7262 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.757 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7619 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7572 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7771 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8074 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.836 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.906 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.951 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9759 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9614 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9563 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9791 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9988 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.09 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.12 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.16 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.16 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9283 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7198 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 0.682 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8717 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 0.894 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.911 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9643 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9754 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9665 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4369 kg per person | -54.8% |
| 2016 | 0.711 kg per person | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5109 kg per person | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5683 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5199 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5195 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5251 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5121 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.508 kg per person | -0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.508 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1622 kg per person, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.508 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2125 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.4369 kg per person | 0.711 kg per person |
| 2015 | -54.8% | 0.9665 kg per person | 0.4369 kg per person |
| 2017 | -28.1% | 0.711 kg per person | 0.5109 kg per person |
| 2009 | +27.8% | 0.682 kg per person | 0.8717 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8836 kg per person | 0.8555 kg per person | 0.9023 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7849 kg per person | 0.6301 kg per person | 0.9248 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7699 kg per person | 0.6534 kg per person | 0.906 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.951 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.682 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7458 kg per person | 0.4369 kg per person | 0.9754 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5162 kg per person | 0.508 kg per person | 0.5251 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Colombia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Colombia was 0.508 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4369 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Colombia ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.