Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Colombia
Colombia: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,657 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Colombia, 1990–2023
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 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 (CO2eq) in Colombia, year by year
| 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) 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 | +64.9% | 1,126 kt | 1,856 kt |
| 1997 | +46.4% | 768.71 kt | 1,126 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 10 Hungary 1,847 kt compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 147.63 kt compare
- 11 Greece 1,711 kt compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 83.39 kt compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,700 kt compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 80.59 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 52.4 kt compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 28.81 kt compare
- 14 Germany 1,420 kt compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23.53 kt compare
- 15 Portugal 1,303 kt compare
- 16 India 1,247 kt compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.92 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 (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 13th out of 206 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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About this data
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.