Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.4096 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Colombia stood at 0.4096 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 125.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Colombia peaked at 1.19 kg per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.1819 kg per person, in 2013.
Colombia ranks 109th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.05 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 1.05 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 1.02 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.07 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.19 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 1.07 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 1.13 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.12 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9705 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9888 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9839 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.02 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.05 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.08 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.1 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.15 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 1.14 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.03 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9764 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9577 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9388 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9212 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9042 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8818 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8646 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8483 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.787 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.749 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.631 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6827 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6999 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6793 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6063 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5842 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5469 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5251 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5042 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4674 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4427 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3781 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4785 kg per person | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4094 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2734 kg per person | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1819 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1864 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1874 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.251 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2638 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2879 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.374 kg per person | +29.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4203 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4218 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4205 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4096 kg per person | -2.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.4096 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 kg per person, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.4096 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5652 kg per person, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +33.9% | 0.1874 kg per person | 0.251 kg per person |
| 2013 | -33.5% | 0.2734 kg per person | 0.1819 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.9705 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 kg per person | 0.9577 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8209 kg per person | 0.631 kg per person | 0.9388 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5434 kg per person | 0.3781 kg per person | 0.6999 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2894 kg per person | 0.1819 kg per person | 0.4785 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4181 kg per person | 0.4096 kg per person | 0.4218 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Colombia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Colombia was 0.4096 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 kg per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1819 kg per person in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 109th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.