Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Colombia
Colombia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 426,025 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Colombia stood at 426,025 t.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Colombia peaked at 482,206 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,302 t, in 1970.
That places Colombia 29th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 25,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 8,740 t | -65.0% |
| 1964 | 5,016 t | -42.6% |
| 1965 | 7,000 t | +39.6% |
| 1966 | 8,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 9,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 6,393 t | -29.0% |
| 1969 | 4,758 t | -25.6% |
| 1970 | 2,302 t | -51.6% |
| 1971 | 9,494 t | +312.4% |
| 1972 | 35,918 t | +278.3% |
| 1973 | 82,196 t | +128.8% |
| 1974 | 81,748 t | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 5,477 t | -93.3% |
| 1976 | 63,167 t | +1053.3% |
| 1977 | 97,100 t | +53.7% |
| 1978 | 107,765 t | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 86,907 t | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 103,300 t | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 89,500 t | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 101,476 t | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 103,500 t | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 125,700 t | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 121,200 t | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 133,000 t | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 156,000 t | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 164,000 t | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 168,500 t | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 212,300 t | +26.0% |
| 1991 | 200,100 t | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 173,800 t | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 162,800 t | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 161,800 t | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 158,000 t | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 146,000 t | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 177,700 t | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 210,800 t | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 232,000 t | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 275,900 t | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 275,946 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 287,052 t | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 299,809 t | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 311,352 t | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 300,359 t | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 290,768 t | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 299,750 t | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 282,437 t | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 301,604 t | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 316,247 t | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 368,247 t | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 359,990 t | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 336,217 t | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 405,562 t | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 414,828 t | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 392,045 t | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 482,206 t | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 445,996 t | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 393,921 t | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 457,305 t | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 423,044 t | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 298,954 t | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 448,250 t | +49.9% |
| 2024 | 426,025 t | -5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +1053.3% | 5,477 t | 63,167 t |
| 1971 | +312.4% | 2,302 t | 9,494 t |
| 1972 | +278.3% | 9,494 t | 35,918 t |
| 1973 | +128.8% | 35,918 t | 82,196 t |
| 1975 | -93.3% | 81,748 t | 5,477 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,434 t | 4,758 t | 25,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 57,207 t | 2,302 t | 107,765 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,618 t | 89,500 t | 168,500 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 183,530 t | 146,000 t | 232,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 292,498 t | 275,900 t | 311,352 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 391,526 t | 316,247 t | 482,206 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 410,716 t | 298,954 t | 457,305 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 26 Romania 474,536 t compare
- 27 Belgium-Luxembourg 461,000 t compare
- 28 Indonesia 447,998 t compare
- 30 Djibouti 419,548 t compare
- 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 390,769 t compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 388,928 t 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)
- 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) — import quantity, gaps filled in Colombia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Colombia was 426,025 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 482,206 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,302 t in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import quantity 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) — Import quantity with 74 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.