Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Colombia
Colombia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.8145 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
Colombia recorded 0.8145 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 1.11 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1429 kg per person, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 63rd of 176 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.1429 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.241 kg per person | +68.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2139 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.301 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2477 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2391 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2443 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2681 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2676 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3052 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3667 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4996 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 1973 | 0.563 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5374 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4768 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5983 kg per person | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5903 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5361 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5919 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5792 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5353 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5465 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5622 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6319 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.629 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7511 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8033 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8407 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8462 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9612 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9031 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7565 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7314 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7197 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6742 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6472 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7144 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7853 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7796 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8552 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.759 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8895 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.914 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9106 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8199 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8083 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8222 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7745 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8303 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9032 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.978 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9231 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8404 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9946 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9975 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9131 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 kg per person | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 1 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9258 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9561 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7704 kg per person | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8145 kg per person | +5.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8145 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8145 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2406 kg per person | 0.1429 kg per person | 0.301 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5065 kg per person | 0.3052 kg per person | 0.5983 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6725 kg per person | 0.5353 kg per person | 0.8462 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7673 kg per person | 0.6472 kg per person | 0.9612 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8384 kg per person | 0.759 kg per person | 0.914 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9582 kg per person | 0.8404 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.896 kg per person | 0.7704 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 4 |
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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 0.8145 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 1.11 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 0.1429 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ Population, total
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- 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.