Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Colombia
Colombia: Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per was 0.5619 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Colombia stood at 0.5619 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Colombia peaked at 0.5619 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1131 kg per person, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 11th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3082 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2863 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2729 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2413 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2281 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2231 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2413 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2055 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1934 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1952 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.197 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.195 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2148 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2184 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2222 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2172 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2125 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2087 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2075 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2149 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2166 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2202 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2215 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.223 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2248 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2256 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2275 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.229 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2261 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2249 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2206 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2164 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2114 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2045 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1929 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1842 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1846 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1554 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1437 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1575 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.174 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.161 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1417 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1259 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1131 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1764 kg per person | +56.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2587 kg per person | +46.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2862 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2797 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3185 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.313 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3235 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3198 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3499 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3382 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2968 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3058 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3104 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3715 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3247 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5213 kg per person | +60.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5158 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5619 kg per person | +8.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5619 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1629 kg per person, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5619 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2095 kg per person, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +60.6% | 0.3247 kg per person | 0.5213 kg per person |
| 2006 | +56.0% | 0.1131 kg per person | 0.1764 kg per person |
| 2007 | +46.6% | 0.1764 kg per person | 0.2587 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2444 kg per person | 0.1934 kg per person | 0.3082 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2088 kg per person | 0.195 kg per person | 0.2222 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2229 kg per person | 0.2149 kg per person | 0.229 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1939 kg per person | 0.1437 kg per person | 0.2249 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1874 kg per person | 0.1131 kg per person | 0.2862 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3247 kg per person | 0.2968 kg per person | 0.3715 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4809 kg per person | 0.3247 kg per person | 0.5619 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 0.6057 kg per person compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.5815 kg per person compare
- 10 Brazil 0.5627 kg per person compare
- 12 Samoa 0.5424 kg per person compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5388 kg per person compare
- 14 Paraguay 0.5371 kg per person 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)
- 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 swine — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Colombia?
- Swine — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Colombia was 0.5619 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5619 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1131 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for swine — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. 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 Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.
Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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
Swine — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.