Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Colombia

Colombia: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 1,657 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,657 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 226 countries
All-time high
1,856 kt
in 1998
All-time low
710.63 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Colombia, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 710.6 kt1991: 721.3 kt1992: 713.7 kt1993: 725.7 kt1994: 732 kt1995: 799.3 kt1996: 768.7 kt1997: 1.1k kt1998: 1.9k kt1999: 1.8k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 1.8k kt2003: 1.8k kt2004: 1.8k kt2005: 1.8k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 1.8k kt2008: 1.8k kt2009: 1.8k kt2010: 1.8k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.8k kt2013: 1.8k kt2014: 1.7k kt2015: 1.6k kt2016: 1.6k kt2017: 1.6k kt2018: 1.7k kt2019: 1.7k kt2020: 1.7k kt2021: 1.7k kt2022: 1.7k kt2023: 1.7k kt

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 1,657 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia peaked at 1,856 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 710.63 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Colombia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 710.63 kt —
1991 721.28 kt +1.5%
1992 713.65 kt -1.1%
1993 725.68 kt +1.7%
1994 732 kt +0.9%
1995 799.27 kt +9.2%
1996 768.71 kt -3.8%
1997 1,126 kt +46.4%
1998 1,856 kt +64.9%
1999 1,751 kt -5.7%
2000 1,780 kt +1.6%
2001 1,774 kt -0.3%
2002 1,792 kt +1.0%
2003 1,750 kt -2.4%
2004 1,770 kt +1.1%
2005 1,778 kt +0.5%
2006 1,776 kt -0.1%
2007 1,763 kt -0.8%
2008 1,766 kt +0.2%
2009 1,780 kt +0.8%
2010 1,759 kt -1.2%
2011 1,779 kt +1.1%
2012 1,789 kt +0.5%
2013 1,801 kt +0.7%
2014 1,704 kt -5.3%
2015 1,649 kt -3.3%
2016 1,648 kt -0.1%
2017 1,649 kt +0.1%
2018 1,657 kt +0.5%
2019 1,657 kt +0.0%
2020 1,657 kt +0.0%
2021 1,657 kt -0.0%
2022 1,657 kt +0.0%
2023 1,657 kt +0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 1,657 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.42 kt, 26.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 1,657 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.93 kt, 46.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +64.9% 1,126 kt 1,856 kt
1997 +46.4% 768.71 kt 1,126 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 990.45 kt 710.63 kt 1,856 kt 10
2000s 1,773 kt 1,750 kt 1,792 kt 10
2010s 1,709 kt 1,648 kt 1,801 kt 10
2020s 1,657 kt 1,657 kt 1,657 kt 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 12 Hungary 1,847 kt compare
  2. 13 Greece 1,711 kt compare
  3. 14 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,700 kt compare
  4. 16 Germany 1,420 kt compare
  5. 17 Portugal 1,303 kt compare
  6. 18 India 1,247 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia?
Industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Colombia was 1,657 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1,856 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 710.63 kt in 1990.
How does Colombia rank for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Colombia ranks 15th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
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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.