Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions 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 13th out of 206 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 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 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
- 10 Hungary 65.12 kt compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.68 kt compare
- 11 Greece 60.46 kt compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 2.71 kt compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 60 kt compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.65 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 1.71 kt compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.9581 kt compare
- 14 Portugal 45.8 kt compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.757 kt compare
- 15 Germany 45.32 kt compare
- 16 India 39.55 kt compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3372 kt compare
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 13th out of 206 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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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.