Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia
Colombia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.44 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia is 2.44 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia peaked at 3.32 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4287 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Colombia 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4287 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7229 kg per person | +68.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6417 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.903 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 1965 | 0.743 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7172 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.733 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8044 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8027 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9156 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 1.1 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 1.5 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 1973 | 1.69 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 1.61 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.43 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 1.79 kg per person | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 1.77 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.61 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 1.78 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 1.74 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.61 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.64 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.69 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.9 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 1.89 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.25 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 1987 | 2.41 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.52 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 2.54 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.88 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 2.71 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 2.27 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 2.19 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.16 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.02 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.94 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.14 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 2.36 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 2.34 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.57 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 2.28 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 2.67 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 2.74 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.73 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.46 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 2.42 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.47 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.32 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.49 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 2.71 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 2.93 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.77 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.52 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 2.98 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 2.99 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.74 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 3.32 kg per person | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 3 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 2.78 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 3.13 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 2.87 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 2.31 kg per person | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 2.44 kg per person | +5.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.44 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.44 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7219 kg per person | 0.4287 kg per person | 0.903 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.52 kg per person | 0.9156 kg per person | 1.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 kg per person | 1.61 kg per person | 2.54 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 kg per person | 1.94 kg per person | 2.88 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 kg per person | 2.28 kg per person | 2.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 kg per person | 2.52 kg per person | 3.32 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 kg per person | 2.31 kg per person | 3.13 kg per person | 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia was 2.44 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4287 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Colombia ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.