Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Colombia
Colombia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 6.68 kt in 2014. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Colombia, 1991–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2014, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Colombia stood at 6.68 kt. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Colombia peaked at 6.72 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.68 kt, in 2013.
That places Colombia 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.72 kt | 6.72 kt | 6.72 kt | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.72 kt | 6.72 kt | 6.72 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 kt | 6.68 kt | 6.72 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4625 (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 53.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 42.09 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.75 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 3.80 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.75 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.75 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Colombia?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Colombia was 6.68 kt in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 kt in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Colombia ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.