Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Colombia
Colombia: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 0.5527 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Emissions in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — emissions in Colombia is 0.5527 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Colombia peaked at 0.9239 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.312 kt, in 2012.
Colombia ranks 30th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5782 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.5782 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5782 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5782 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5782 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5782 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8314 kt | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6313 kt | -24.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7214 kt | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5134 kt | -28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.644 kt | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3734 kt | -42.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3861 kt | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6107 kt | +58.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8932 kt | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5322 kt | -40.4% |
| 2006 | 0.464 kt | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9239 kt | +99.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7344 kt | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5188 kt | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4401 kt | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3653 kt | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.312 kt | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3909 kt | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6089 kt | +55.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4297 kt | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6451 kt | +50.1% |
| 2017 | 0.52 kt | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8022 kt | +54.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5215 kt | -35.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8564 kt | +64.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4082 kt | -52.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6291 kt | +54.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5063 kt | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5527 kt | +9.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5527 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0044 kt, 124.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5527 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 kt, 290.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6167 kt | 0.5134 kt | 0.8314 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6081 kt | 0.3734 kt | 0.9239 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5036 kt | 0.312 kt | 0.8022 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5905 kt | 0.4082 kt | 0.8564 kt | 5 |
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 grassland — emissions in Colombia?
- Grassland — emissions in Colombia was 0.5527 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9239 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.312 kt in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for grassland — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 30th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.