Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in Colombia
Colombia: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen was 330,944 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 330,944 t for manure applied — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen in Colombia peaked at 340,905 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 101,905 t, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 15th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101,905 t | — |
| 1962 | 102,409 t | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 104,328 t | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 103,022 t | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 107,176 t | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 106,474 t | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 112,326 t | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 113,117 t | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 115,705 t | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 119,772 t | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 124,492 t | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 126,221 t | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 122,640 t | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 116,270 t | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 118,561 t | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 123,888 t | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 125,219 t | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 111,940 t | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 116,658 t | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 122,293 t | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 133,850 t | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 138,808 t | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 146,648 t | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 151,084 t | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 153,806 t | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 160,980 t | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 169,507 t | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 179,618 t | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 193,806 t | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 204,570 t | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 215,454 t | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 217,298 t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 221,228 t | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 231,082 t | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 238,801 t | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 252,241 t | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 253,527 t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 258,444 t | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 259,053 t | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 276,410 t | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 286,705 t | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 294,256 t | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 299,750 t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 299,691 t | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 302,766 t | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 271,043 t | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 247,639 t | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 249,296 t | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 292,990 t | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 309,630 t | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 315,714 t | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 332,638 t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 333,066 t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 340,905 t | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 218,609 t | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 277,830 t | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 237,261 t | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 258,493 t | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 271,907 t | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 265,311 t | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 322,209 t | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 318,410 t | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 330,944 t | +3.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 330,944 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,615 t, 15.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 330,944 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,089 t, 15.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -35.9% | 340,905 t | 218,609 t |
| 2016 | +27.1% | 218,609 t | 277,830 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,385 t | 101,905 t | 115,705 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 120,566 t | 111,940 t | 126,221 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 155,040 t | 122,293 t | 193,806 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 235,170 t | 204,570 t | 259,053 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 282,055 t | 247,639 t | 302,766 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,605 t | 218,609 t | 340,905 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,218 t | 265,311 t | 330,944 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 12 Republic of Moldova 27,577 t compare
- 12 Spain 483,623 t compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23,787 t compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 386,385 t compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 331,459 t compare
- 14 Melanesia 21,402 t compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18,392 t compare
- 16 Poland 325,531 t compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 4,362 t compare
- 17 Italy 306,727 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 2,281 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 395.88 t compare
- 18 Yugoslav SFR 298,451 t 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 manure applied — cropland nitrogen in Colombia?
- Manure applied — cropland nitrogen in Colombia was 330,944 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 340,905 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,905 t in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).