Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Colombia
Colombia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 21.84 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Colombia stood at 21.84 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Colombia peaked at 36.36 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.65 kg/ha, in 1962.
Colombia ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.65 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1963 | 5.24 kg/ha | +43.5% |
| 1964 | 4.91 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 5.58 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 5.3 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 5.59 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 4.94 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 5.11 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 5.55 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 5.93 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 5.98 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 7.2 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 6.48 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 5.02 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1976 | 5.42 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 5.89 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 4.82 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 5.41 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 5.64 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 5.35 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 6.92 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1983 | 7.08 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 7.68 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 7.23 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 8.43 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 9.56 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 9.91 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 11.14 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 11.78 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 11.96 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 10.1 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 12.19 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 11.15 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 13.52 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 15.67 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 16.17 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 16.67 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 15.22 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 16.84 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 18.91 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 21.9 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 21.35 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 24.09 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 24.81 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 26.94 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 23.86 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 23.1 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 26.28 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 31.82 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 31.81 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.36 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 31.87 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 33.68 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 28.98 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 30.43 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 29.22 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 21.95 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 20.45 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 22.44 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 25.89 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 18.99 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 21.84 kg/ha | +15.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 21.84 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 6.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 21.84 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.04 kg/ha | 3.65 kg/ha | 5.59 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.77 kg/ha | 4.82 kg/ha | 7.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9 kg/ha | 5.35 kg/ha | 11.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.44 kg/ha | 10.1 kg/ha | 16.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.81 kg/ha | 16.84 kg/ha | 26.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.66 kg/ha | 20.45 kg/ha | 36.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.29 kg/ha | 18.99 kg/ha | 25.89 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
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- 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 phosphorus per unit area in Colombia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Colombia was 21.84 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.36 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Colombia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 phosphorus 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 (%).