Municipal waste collected in Colombia
Colombia: Municipal waste collected was 11.03 million in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
11.03 million
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
16th
of 108 countries
All-time high
11.03 million
in 2016
All-time low
8.64 million
in 2013
Years of data
5
2012–2016
Municipal waste collected in Colombia, 2012–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 11.03 million for municipal waste collected in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over five years.
Colombia ranks 16th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Municipal waste collected in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.23 million | — |
| 2013 | 8.64 million | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 9.46 million | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 10.12 million | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 11.03 million | +9.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 11.03 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million, 5.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 11.03 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 736,455, 15.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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 municipal waste collected in Colombia?
- Municipal waste collected in Colombia was 11.03 million in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.03 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 million in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Colombia ranks 16th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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