Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita was 0.0231 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Colombia is 0.0231 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0268 t per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.004 t per person, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 51st of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.004 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 t per person | +44.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0061 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0068 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.009 t per person | +31.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0089 t per person | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 0.01 t per person | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0115 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0125 t per person | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0135 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 t per person | -18.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0119 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0115 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0123 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0127 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0134 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 t per person | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 t per person | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0144 t per person | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0152 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0153 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.016 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0161 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0157 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0169 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0174 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0186 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0191 t per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0193 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.019 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.019 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0188 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0191 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0197 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.021 t per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0211 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0216 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0218 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0232 t per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0234 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0234 t per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0243 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0256 t per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0251 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0252 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0251 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.026 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0256 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.026 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0268 t per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.025 t per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0235 t per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0241 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0242 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.023 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0231 t per person | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0231 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 t per person, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0231 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0124 t per person, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +44.9% | 0.004 t per person | 0.0058 t per person |
| 1966 | +31.9% | 0.0068 t per person | 0.009 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 0.01 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0119 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0135 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0148 t per person | 0.0131 t per person | 0.0161 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0185 t per person | 0.0169 t per person | 0.0193 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0219 t per person | 0.0194 t per person | 0.0243 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0256 t per person | 0.025 t per person | 0.0268 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 t per person | 0.023 t per person | 0.0242 t per person | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Colombia?
- Paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Colombia was 0.0231 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0268 t per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 t per person in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Paper and paperboard — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Paper and paperboard — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Paper and paperboard — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.