Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Colombia
Colombia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 496,258 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Colombia is 496,258 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Colombia peaked at 532,467 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23,000 t, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 32nd of 212 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 nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 40,000 t | +73.9% |
| 1963 | 36,608 t | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 53,088 t | +45.0% |
| 1965 | 45,000 t | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 44,715 t | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 47,000 t | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 53,000 t | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 54,295 t | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 63,520 t | +17.0% |
| 1971 | 78,173 t | +23.1% |
| 1972 | 109,000 t | +39.4% |
| 1973 | 125,700 t | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 122,700 t | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 111,305 t | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 142,740 t | +28.2% |
| 1977 | 144,000 t | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 133,749 t | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 151,024 t | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 151,200 t | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 143,000 t | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 149,400 t | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 157,360 t | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 180,990 t | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 184,100 t | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 224,429 t | +21.9% |
| 1987 | 244,999 t | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 261,700 t | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 268,900 t | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 311,800 t | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 298,900 t | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 255,400 t | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 251,900 t | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 252,800 t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 241,400 t | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 236,000 t | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 265,200 t | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 296,800 t | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 299,800 t | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 334,300 t | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 301,383 t | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 358,695 t | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 374,170 t | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 378,297 t | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 345,419 t | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 345,085 t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 355,499 t | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 338,896 t | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 367,566 t | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 404,440 t | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 442,646 t | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 421,988 t | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 387,838 t | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 463,158 t | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 468,536 t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 433,134 t | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 532,467 t | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 490,329 t | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 462,065 t | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 528,009 t | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 489,420 t | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 398,585 t | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 516,634 t | +29.6% |
| 2024 | 496,258 t | -3.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 496,258 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,800 t, 11.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 496,258 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,010 t, 31.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,078 t | 23,000 t | 54,295 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 118,191 t | 63,520 t | 151,024 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 196,608 t | 143,000 t | 268,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 271,000 t | 236,000 t | 311,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 349,931 t | 301,383 t | 378,297 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 450,660 t | 387,838 t | 532,467 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 485,781 t | 398,585 t | 528,009 t | 5 |
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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 189.22 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Colombia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Colombia was 496,258 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 532,467 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 t in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.