Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Colombia
Colombia: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) was 58.45 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 58.45 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Colombia peaked at 65.57 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.67 kt, in 1990.
That places Colombia 15th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.67 kt | — |
| 1991 | 25.03 kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 24.79 kt | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 25.2 kt | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 25.4 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 27.77 kt | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 26.8 kt | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 39.54 kt | +47.5% |
| 1998 | 65.57 kt | +65.8% |
| 1999 | 61.82 kt | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 62.86 kt | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 62.65 kt | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.29 kt | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 61.77 kt | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 62.44 kt | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 62.7 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.57 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.04 kt | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.15 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 62.66 kt | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.91 kt | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.6 kt | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 62.9 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 63.29 kt | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.13 kt | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 58.18 kt | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 58.14 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.2 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 58.45 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 58.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.45 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.45 kt | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 58.45 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 kt, 29.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 58.45 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.18 kt, 49.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +65.8% | 39.54 kt | 65.57 kt |
| 1997 | +47.5% | 26.8 kt | 39.54 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.66 kt | 24.67 kt | 65.57 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.51 kt | 61.77 kt | 63.29 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.23 kt | 58.14 kt | 63.29 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.45 kt | 58.45 kt | 58.45 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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Colombia?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Colombia was 58.45 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.57 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.67 kt in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.