Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia
Colombia: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.1 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia stood at 3.1 kg/ha.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 173.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia peaked at 7.51 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.6052 kg/ha, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 150th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.07 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.24 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 5.15 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 5.51 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 5.18 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 5.35 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 5.83 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 6.28 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 6.34 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 6.62 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 6.35 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 6.7 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 6.58 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 7.5 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 7.51 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 7.25 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.59 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 6.85 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 7.05 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.94 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 6.84 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 6.71 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 6.86 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 6.82 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.62 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 6.45 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 6.55 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6.27 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 6.22 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 6.34 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 6.16 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 5.61 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 5.11 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 4.91 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.88 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 4.51 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 4.32 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 3.86 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 3.79 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.77 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.36 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 3.27 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.16 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.85 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 2.41 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.89 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 1.64 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.36 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9433 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6052 kg/ha | -35.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8255 kg/ha | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 1.13 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.34 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 1.46 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.68 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 1.72 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 2.11 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 2.55 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 2.73 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.81 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1 kg/ha | +10.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.1 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.53 kg/ha, 36% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.1 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.97 kg/ha, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.55 kg/ha | 5.07 kg/ha | 6.34 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.9 kg/ha | 6.35 kg/ha | 7.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.63 kg/ha | 6.22 kg/ha | 6.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.95 kg/ha | 3.79 kg/ha | 6.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 kg/ha | 0.9433 kg/ha | 3.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 kg/ha | 0.6052 kg/ha | 2.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 147 Liberia 3.39 kg/ha compare
- 148 Chad 3.21 kg/ha compare
- 149 Sudan (former) 3.12 kg/ha compare
- 151 Faroe Islands 3.07 kg/ha compare
- 152 Central African Republic 3.06 kg/ha compare
- 153 Tunisia 2.98 kg/ha 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 crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia was 3.1 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 kg/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6052 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Colombia ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).