Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Colombia
Colombia: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 3.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.77 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Colombia peaked at 4.02 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.243 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 65th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 left … left square kilometre leaches in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.243 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2456 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2508 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2534 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.256 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2586 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2612 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2638 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2664 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3743 kg per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4118 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5063 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5206 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5806 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6254 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7867 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.824 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9451 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8506 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.858 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8677 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8838 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.919 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9519 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9687 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9059 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 0.936 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.77 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.11 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.77 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6 kg per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left 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% | 0.2664 kg per square kilometre | 0.3743 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2534 kg per square kilometre | 0.243 kg per square kilometre | 0.2638 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5841 kg per square kilometre | 0.2664 kg per square kilometre | 0.9451 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9436 kg per square kilometre | 0.8506 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.9059 kg per square kilometre | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | 4.02 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Colombia?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Colombia was 3.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.243 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Colombia ranks 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.