Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia

Colombia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 57.89 million kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
57.89 million kg
World rank
33rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
57.89 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
2.30 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 57.89 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia peaked at 57.89 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 2.30 million kg, in 1961.

Colombia ranks 33rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises in Colombia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 2.30 million kg
1962 4.00 million kg +73.9%
1963 3.66 million kg -8.5%
1964 5.31 million kg +45.0%
1965 4.50 million kg -15.2%
1966 4.47 million kg -0.6%
1967 4.70 million kg +5.1%
1968 5.30 million kg +12.8%
1969 5.43 million kg +2.4%
1970 6.35 million kg +17.0%
1971 7.82 million kg +23.1%
1972 10.90 million kg +39.4%
1973 12.57 million kg +15.3%
1974 12.27 million kg -2.4%
1975 11.13 million kg -9.3%
1976 14.27 million kg +28.2%
1977 14.40 million kg +0.9%
1978 13.37 million kg -7.1%
1979 15.10 million kg +12.9%
1980 15.12 million kg +0.1%
1981 14.30 million kg -5.4%
1982 14.94 million kg +4.5%
1983 15.74 million kg +5.3%
1984 18.10 million kg +15.0%
1985 18.41 million kg +1.7%
1986 22.44 million kg +21.9%
1987 24.50 million kg +9.2%
1988 26.17 million kg +6.8%
1989 26.89 million kg +2.8%
1990 31.18 million kg +16.0%
1991 29.89 million kg -4.1%
1992 25.54 million kg -14.6%
1993 25.19 million kg -1.4%
1994 25.28 million kg +0.4%
1995 24.14 million kg -4.5%
1996 23.60 million kg -2.2%
1997 26.52 million kg +12.4%
1998 29.68 million kg +11.9%
1999 29.98 million kg +1.0%
2000 33.43 million kg +11.5%
2001 30.14 million kg -9.8%
2002 35.87 million kg +19.0%
2003 37.42 million kg +4.3%
2004 37.83 million kg +1.1%
2005 34.54 million kg -8.7%
2006 34.51 million kg -0.1%
2007 35.55 million kg +3.0%
2008 33.89 million kg -4.7%
2009 36.76 million kg +8.5%
2010 40.44 million kg +10.0%
2011 44.26 million kg +9.4%
2012 42.20 million kg -4.7%
2013 38.78 million kg -8.1%
2014 46.32 million kg +19.4%
2015 46.85 million kg +1.2%
2016 43.31 million kg -7.6%
2017 53.25 million kg +22.9%
2018 49.03 million kg -7.9%
2019 46.21 million kg -5.8%
2020 52.80 million kg +14.3%
2021 48.94 million kg -7.3%
2022 39.86 million kg -18.6%
2023 42.61 million kg +6.9%
2030 45.33 million kg +6.4%
2050 57.89 million kg +27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.41 million kg 2.30 million kg 5.43 million kg 9
1970s 11.82 million kg 6.35 million kg 15.10 million kg 10
1980s 19.66 million kg 14.30 million kg 26.89 million kg 10
1990s 27.10 million kg 23.60 million kg 31.18 million kg 10
2000s 34.99 million kg 30.14 million kg 37.83 million kg 10
2010s 45.07 million kg 38.78 million kg 53.25 million kg 10
2020s 46.05 million kg 39.86 million kg 52.80 million kg 4
2030s 45.33 million kg 45.33 million kg 45.33 million kg 1
2050s 57.89 million kg 57.89 million kg 57.89 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 30 Morocco 63.03 million kg compare
  2. 31 Malaysia 62.18 million kg compare
  3. 32 Nigeria 60.84 million kg compare
  4. 34 Ethiopia 46.79 million kg compare
  5. 35 Malawi 41.50 million kg compare
  6. 36 Serbia 40.60 million kg compare

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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 57.89 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 57.89 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.30 million kg in 1961.
How does Colombia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Colombia ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).