Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Colombia
Colombia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 39.12 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Colombia stood at 39.12 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Colombia peaked at 70.49 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 32.12 %, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 126th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.27 % | — |
| 1962 | 70.49 % | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 64.29 % | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 63.55 % | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 59.81 % | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 60.85 % | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 60.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 64.36 % | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 61.55 % | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 57.74 % | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 55.65 % | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 53.77 % | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 52.08 % | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 58.71 % | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 65.9 % | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 59.98 % | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 59.72 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 67.87 % | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 65.5 % | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 66.66 % | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 64.17 % | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 58.56 % | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 55.96 % | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 52.58 % | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 53.48 % | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 48.61 % | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 46.48 % | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 45.81 % | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 44.8 % | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 43.39 % | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 44.55 % | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 47.41 % | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 45.67 % | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 44.71 % | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 46.12 % | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 46.73 % | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 43.95 % | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 39.44 % | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 40.18 % | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 37.52 % | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 38.44 % | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 38.46 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.73 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 41.21 % | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 41.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.44 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 43.16 % | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 44.18 % | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 39.61 % | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 34.63 % | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 34.79 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 34.99 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 37.19 % | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 36.53 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.02 % | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 38.33 % | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.12 % | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 37.45 % | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 39.63 % | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 38.8 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 35.07 % | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 42.43 % | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 39.12 % | -7.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 39.12 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 69% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 39.12 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.76 % | 59.81 % | 70.49 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.69 % | 52.08 % | 67.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.71 % | 44.8 % | 66.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.22 % | 39.44 % | 47.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5 % | 37.52 % | 44.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.47 % | 32.12 % | 39.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.85 % | 35.07 % | 42.43 % | 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Colombia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Colombia was 39.12 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.49 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.12 % in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Colombia ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).