Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 68.48 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 68.48 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Colombia peaked at 68.48 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.46 kt, in 1990.
That places Colombia 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.46 kt | — |
| 1991 | 43.32 kt | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 44.19 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 45.08 kt | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 45.98 kt | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 46.86 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 47.73 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 48.59 kt | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 49.47 kt | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 50.33 kt | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.16 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 51.98 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 52.78 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 53.58 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 54.38 kt | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 55.14 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 55.88 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.59 kt | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.28 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.95 kt | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 58.61 kt | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 59.24 kt | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 59.84 kt | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 60.41 kt | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 60.95 kt | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.48 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.09 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 63 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 64.17 kt | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 65.32 kt | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 66.27 kt | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 67 kt | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.72 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 68.48 kt | +1.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 68.48 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.74 kt, 7.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 68.48 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.77 kt, 24.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4 kt | 42.46 kt | 50.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.67 kt | 51.16 kt | 57.95 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.51 kt | 58.61 kt | 65.32 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.37 kt | 66.27 kt | 68.48 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Colombia?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Colombia was 68.48 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.48 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.46 kt in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.