Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Colombia
Colombia: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 5.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Colombia is 5.21 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Colombia peaked at 5.55 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3355 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Colombia 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3355 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3391 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3427 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3463 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3535 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3571 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3607 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3643 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3679 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5168 kg per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5686 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6992 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7189 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8018 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8636 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.75 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 4.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 5.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 5.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.21 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.86 kg per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.21 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 kg per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +40.5% | 0.3679 kg per square kilometre | 0.5168 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3499 kg per square kilometre | 0.3355 kg per square kilometre | 0.3643 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8066 kg per square kilometre | 0.3679 kg per square kilometre | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 5.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | 5.55 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Colombia?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Colombia was 5.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3355 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Colombia ranks 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.