Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 15.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Colombia stood at 15.53 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 16.09 kg per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.19 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Colombia ranks 120th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 8.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 8.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 9.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 9.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 8.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 9.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 8.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 8.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 8.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 12.97 kg per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1985 | 11.88 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 12.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 12.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 12.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 12.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 13.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 13.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 14.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 15.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 15.35 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 14.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 14.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.09 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 10.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 12.17 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 10.87 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 12 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 14.04 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 14.64 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 15.7 kg per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2018 | 16.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 14 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 15.37 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 15.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 15.53 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.16 kg per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 15.53 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.64 kg per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +39.1% | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | 15.7 kg per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +31.6% | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | 12.97 kg per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -26.1% | 15.01 kg per square kilometre | 11.09 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | 8.19 kg per square kilometre | 9.31 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.66 kg per square kilometre | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | 9.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.24 kg per square kilometre | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | 12.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4 kg per square kilometre | 12.97 kg per square kilometre | 15.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.73 kg per square kilometre | 11.09 kg per square kilometre | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | 10.82 kg per square kilometre | 16.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.51 kg per square kilometre | 15.37 kg per square kilometre | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 117 Guatemala 16.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Egypt 15.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Singapore 15.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Malaysia 15.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Congo 14.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Thailand 14.19 kg per square kilometre 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Colombia was 15.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.09 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Colombia rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 120th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.