Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Colombia

Colombia: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,266 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,266 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
27th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,266 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,339 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Colombia, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.5k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 1.6k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 1.6k kt2001: 1.7k kt2002: 1.7k kt2003: 1.7k kt2004: 1.7k kt2005: 1.8k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 1.8k kt2008: 1.8k kt2009: 1.8k kt2010: 1.9k kt2011: 1.9k kt2012: 1.9k kt2013: 1.9k kt2014: 2.0k kt2015: 2.0k kt2016: 2.0k kt2017: 2.1k kt2018: 2.1k kt2019: 2.2k kt2020: 2.2k kt2021: 2.2k kt2022: 2.2k kt2023: 2.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia stood at 2,266 kt. 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 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia peaked at 2,266 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,339 kt, in 1990.

That places Colombia 27th out of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,477 kt 1,339 kt 1,607 kt 10
2000s 1,748 kt 1,636 kt 1,846 kt 10
2010s 2,001 kt 1,867 kt 2,163 kt 10
2020s 2,227 kt 2,190 kt 2,266 kt 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 24 Republic of Korea 2,398 kt compare
  2. 25 Myanmar 2,340 kt compare
  3. 26 Poland 2,276 kt compare
  4. 28 Argentina 2,120 kt compare
  5. 29 Kenya 2,115 kt compare
  6. 30 Ukraine 2,102 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia was 2,266 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 2,266 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,339 kt in 1990.
How does Colombia rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Colombia ranks 27th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,353 data points, 1990–2023
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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.