Drained organic soils — Emissions in Colombia

Colombia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.1271 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1271 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.1271 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.0725 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Colombia, 1990–2024

00.050.10.151990200720241990: 0.072 kt1991: 0.072 kt1992: 0.072 kt1993: 0.072 kt1994: 0.072 kt1995: 0.078 kt1996: 0.078 kt1997: 0.078 kt1998: 0.08 kt1999: 0.082 kt2000: 0.089 kt2001: 0.093 kt2002: 0.095 kt2003: 0.098 kt2004: 0.104 kt2005: 0.104 kt2006: 0.104 kt2007: 0.105 kt2008: 0.108 kt2009: 0.108 kt2010: 0.11 kt2011: 0.113 kt2012: 0.113 kt2013: 0.115 kt2014: 0.115 kt2015: 0.115 kt2016: 0.115 kt2017: 0.116 kt2018: 0.116 kt2019: 0.124 kt2020: 0.124 kt2021: 0.127 kt2022: 0.127 kt2023: 0.127 kt2024: 0.127 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Colombia stood at 0.1271 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Colombia peaked at 0.1271 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0725 kt, in 1990.

That places Colombia 65th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Colombia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0725 kt
1991 0.0725 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0725 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0725 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0725 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0781 kt +7.7%
1996 0.0781 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0781 kt +0.0%
1998 0.08 kt +2.4%
1999 0.0818 kt +2.2%
2000 0.0889 kt +8.7%
2001 0.0931 kt +4.7%
2002 0.0951 kt +2.1%
2003 0.098 kt +3.0%
2004 0.1042 kt +6.3%
2005 0.1042 kt +0.0%
2006 0.1042 kt +0.0%
2007 0.1052 kt +1.0%
2008 0.1077 kt +2.4%
2009 0.1081 kt +0.4%
2010 0.1102 kt +1.9%
2011 0.1133 kt +2.8%
2012 0.1133 kt +0.0%
2013 0.1153 kt +1.8%
2014 0.1153 kt +0.0%
2015 0.1153 kt +0.0%
2016 0.1153 kt +0.0%
2017 0.116 kt +0.6%
2018 0.116 kt +0.0%
2019 0.1238 kt +6.7%
2020 0.1244 kt +0.5%
2021 0.1271 kt +2.2%
2022 0.1271 kt +0.0%
2023 0.1271 kt +0.0%
2024 0.1271 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0759 kt 0.0725 kt 0.0818 kt 10
2000s 0.1009 kt 0.0889 kt 0.1081 kt 10
2010s 0.1154 kt 0.1102 kt 0.1238 kt 10
2020s 0.1266 kt 0.1244 kt 0.1271 kt 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 62 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.1471 kt compare
  2. 63 Belgium 0.1378 kt compare
  3. 64 Malawi 0.1299 kt compare
  4. 66 Guinea 0.1179 kt compare
  5. 67 Suriname 0.1116 kt compare
  6. 68 Slovenia 0.1072 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Colombia?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Colombia was 0.1271 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1271 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0725 kt in 1990.
How does Colombia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Colombia ranks 65th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.