Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Colombia

Colombia: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0749 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0749 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.1069 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0.0694 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Colombia, 1990–2023

00.0250.050.0750.11990200620231990: 0.075 kt1991: 0.077 kt1992: 0.074 kt1993: 0.076 kt1994: 0.078 kt1995: 0.082 kt1996: 0.069 kt1997: 0.07 kt1998: 0.077 kt1999: 0.077 kt2000: 0.074 kt2001: 0.076 kt2002: 0.077 kt2003: 0.078 kt2004: 0.082 kt2005: 0.086 kt2006: 0.093 kt2007: 0.097 kt2008: 0.097 kt2009: 0.096 kt2010: 0.096 kt2011: 0.1 kt2012: 0.104 kt2013: 0.107 kt2014: 0.077 kt2015: 0.074 kt2016: 0.074 kt2017: 0.075 kt2018: 0.077 kt2019: 0.077 kt2020: 0.077 kt2021: 0.075 kt2022: 0.075 kt2023: 0.075 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Colombia stood at 0.0749 kt.

The figure is down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Colombia peaked at 0.1069 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0694 kt, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 46th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Colombia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0745 kt —
1991 0.0773 kt +3.7%
1992 0.0742 kt -4.0%
1993 0.0761 kt +2.5%
1994 0.0783 kt +2.8%
1995 0.0824 kt +5.2%
1996 0.0694 kt -15.8%
1997 0.0705 kt +1.6%
1998 0.0767 kt +8.8%
1999 0.0766 kt -0.1%
2000 0.0741 kt -3.2%
2001 0.0759 kt +2.3%
2002 0.0771 kt +1.6%
2003 0.078 kt +1.1%
2004 0.0824 kt +5.7%
2005 0.086 kt +4.4%
2006 0.0928 kt +7.9%
2007 0.0969 kt +4.4%
2008 0.0973 kt +0.4%
2009 0.0957 kt -1.6%
2010 0.0963 kt +0.6%
2011 0.0998 kt +3.6%
2012 0.1043 kt +4.5%
2013 0.1069 kt +2.5%
2014 0.0775 kt -27.5%
2015 0.074 kt -4.5%
2016 0.0743 kt +0.5%
2017 0.0748 kt +0.6%
2018 0.0769 kt +2.8%
2019 0.0769 kt +0.0%
2020 0.0769 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0749 kt -2.6%
2022 0.0749 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0749 kt +0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.0749 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0194 kt, 3.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.0749 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0075 kt, 10.0× 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.

YearChange FromTo
2014 -27.5% 0.1069 kt 0.0775 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0756 kt 0.0694 kt 0.0824 kt 10
2000s 0.0856 kt 0.0741 kt 0.0973 kt 10
2010s 0.0862 kt 0.074 kt 0.1069 kt 10
2020s 0.0754 kt 0.0749 kt 0.0769 kt 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 43 Portugal 0.0774 kt compare
  2. 44 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.0764 kt compare
  3. 45 Thailand 0.0762 kt compare
  4. 47 Lithuania 0.0731 kt compare
  5. 48 Malaysia 0.0703 kt compare
  6. 49 Greece 0.0685 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Colombia?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Colombia was 0.0749 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 0.1069 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0694 kt in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Colombia ranks 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 data points, 1990–2023
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