Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia

Colombia: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 63.29 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.29 kg/ha
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
45th
of 186 countries
All-time high
85.32 kg/ha
in 2014
All-time low
22.43 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 63.29 kg/ha for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia peaked at 85.32 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.43 kg/ha, in 1963.

That places Colombia 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 22.68 kg/ha —
1962 24.62 kg/ha +8.6%
1963 22.43 kg/ha -8.9%
1964 24.47 kg/ha +9.1%
1965 23.56 kg/ha -3.7%
1966 24.16 kg/ha +2.5%
1967 25.07 kg/ha +3.8%
1968 27.09 kg/ha +8.0%
1969 27.22 kg/ha +0.5%
1970 27.73 kg/ha +1.9%
1971 28.08 kg/ha +1.2%
1972 30.45 kg/ha +8.4%
1973 30.72 kg/ha +0.9%
1974 33.94 kg/ha +10.5%
1975 37.65 kg/ha +10.9%
1976 37.15 kg/ha -1.3%
1977 38.02 kg/ha +2.3%
1978 40.97 kg/ha +7.8%
1979 42 kg/ha +2.5%
1980 43.53 kg/ha +3.6%
1981 41.6 kg/ha -4.4%
1982 39.28 kg/ha -5.6%
1983 39.33 kg/ha +0.1%
1984 39.39 kg/ha +0.2%
1985 40.94 kg/ha +3.9%
1986 41.61 kg/ha +1.6%
1987 42.23 kg/ha +1.5%
1988 45.02 kg/ha +6.6%
1989 47.45 kg/ha +5.4%
1990 51.76 kg/ha +9.1%
1991 54.98 kg/ha +6.2%
1992 52.58 kg/ha -4.4%
1993 51.59 kg/ha -1.9%
1994 51.86 kg/ha +0.5%
1995 57.06 kg/ha +10.0%
1996 62.97 kg/ha +10.4%
1997 61.2 kg/ha -2.8%
1998 56.5 kg/ha -7.7%
1999 58 kg/ha +2.7%
2000 56.48 kg/ha -2.6%
2001 62.36 kg/ha +10.4%
2002 72.83 kg/ha +16.8%
2003 77.5 kg/ha +6.4%
2004 81.6 kg/ha +5.3%
2005 82.27 kg/ha +0.8%
2006 84.52 kg/ha +2.7%
2007 81.6 kg/ha -3.5%
2008 80.77 kg/ha -1.0%
2009 84.7 kg/ha +4.9%
2010 78.26 kg/ha -7.6%
2011 80.91 kg/ha +3.4%
2012 80.33 kg/ha -0.7%
2013 84.14 kg/ha +4.7%
2014 85.32 kg/ha +1.4%
2015 82.79 kg/ha -3.0%
2016 80.2 kg/ha -3.1%
2017 66.58 kg/ha -17.0%
2018 66.04 kg/ha -0.8%
2019 66.07 kg/ha +0.0%
2020 66.94 kg/ha +1.3%
2021 63.62 kg/ha -5.0%
2022 64.69 kg/ha +1.7%
2023 63.29 kg/ha -2.2%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 63.29 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.31 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 63.29 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.24 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.59 kg/ha 22.43 kg/ha 27.22 kg/ha 9
1970s 34.67 kg/ha 27.73 kg/ha 42 kg/ha 10
1980s 42.04 kg/ha 39.28 kg/ha 47.45 kg/ha 10
1990s 55.85 kg/ha 51.59 kg/ha 62.97 kg/ha 10
2000s 76.46 kg/ha 56.48 kg/ha 84.7 kg/ha 10
2010s 77.07 kg/ha 66.04 kg/ha 85.32 kg/ha 10
2020s 64.63 kg/ha 63.29 kg/ha 66.94 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 42 Guatemala 67.36 kg/ha compare
  2. 43 Lithuania 66.66 kg/ha compare
  3. 44 Argentina 64.36 kg/ha compare
  4. 46 Australia 62.6 kg/ha compare
  5. 47 Australia and New Zealand 62.29 kg/ha compare
  6. 48 Tajikistan 60.97 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia?
Outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Colombia was 63.29 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 85.32 kg/ha in 2014.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.43 kg/ha in 1963.
How does Colombia rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Colombia ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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