Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Colombia
Colombia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 30.71 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 30.71 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Colombia peaked at 55.7 % in 1978 and was at its lowest, 24.14 %, in 2012.
That places Colombia 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.81 % | — |
| 1962 | 48.8 % | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 37.94 % | -22.3% |
| 1964 | 41.74 % | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 38.05 % | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 39.9 % | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 39.67 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 44.97 % | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 44.14 % | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 42.84 % | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 41.56 % | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 43.31 % | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 38.85 % | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 44.31 % | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 52.35 % | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 50.34 % | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 48.93 % | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 55.7 % | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 52.94 % | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 52.49 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 53.56 % | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 45.46 % | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 44.45 % | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 42.99 % | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 45.03 % | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 41.7 % | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 39.58 % | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 40.38 % | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 38.93 % | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 39.36 % | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 40.62 % | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 43.22 % | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 37.61 % | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 39.81 % | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 37.16 % | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 35.64 % | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 34.06 % | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 31.56 % | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 34.94 % | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 31.77 % | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 31.42 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 31.08 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 33.45 % | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 32.05 % | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 31.57 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 30.52 % | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 33.17 % | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 33.99 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 31.6 % | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 26.03 % | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 26.55 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.14 % | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 27.39 % | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 26.14 % | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9 % | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 27.69 % | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 26.67 % | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 30.83 % | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 32.52 % | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 30.58 % | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 26.88 % | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 33.66 % | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 30.71 % | -8.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 30.71 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 45% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 30.71 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.56 % | 37.94 % | 48.8 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.11 % | 38.85 % | 55.7 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.46 % | 38.93 % | 53.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.4 % | 31.56 % | 43.22 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.06 % | 30.52 % | 33.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.69 % | 24.14 % | 32.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.46 % | 26.88 % | 33.66 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 157 Saint Lucia 33.5 % compare
- 158 Bahrain 33.27 % compare
- 159 Belize 32.15 % compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 30.45 % compare
- 162 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 25.25 % compare
- 163 Cook Islands 25.15 % 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Colombia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Colombia was 30.71 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7 % in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.14 % in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Colombia ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).