Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Colombia

Colombia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 8.14 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.14 kg per person
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
63rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
11.06 kg per person
in 2017
All-time low
1.43 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Colombia, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Colombia is 8.14 kg per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Colombia peaked at 11.06 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.43 kg per person, in 1961.

Colombia ranks 63rd of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Colombia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 1.43 kg per person
1962 2.41 kg per person +68.6%
1963 2.14 kg per person -11.2%
1964 3.01 kg per person +40.7%
1965 2.48 kg per person -17.7%
1966 2.39 kg per person -3.5%
1967 2.44 kg per person +2.2%
1968 2.68 kg per person +9.7%
1969 2.68 kg per person -0.2%
1970 3.05 kg per person +14.1%
1971 3.67 kg per person +20.1%
1972 5 kg per person +36.2%
1973 5.63 kg per person +12.7%
1974 5.37 kg per person -4.6%
1975 4.77 kg per person -11.3%
1976 5.98 kg per person +25.5%
1977 5.9 kg per person -1.3%
1978 5.36 kg per person -9.2%
1979 5.92 kg per person +10.4%
1980 5.79 kg per person -2.1%
1981 5.35 kg per person -7.6%
1982 5.46 kg per person +2.1%
1983 5.62 kg per person +2.9%
1984 6.32 kg per person +12.4%
1985 6.29 kg per person -0.5%
1986 7.51 kg per person +19.4%
1987 8.03 kg per person +6.9%
1988 8.41 kg per person +4.7%
1989 8.46 kg per person +0.7%
1990 9.61 kg per person +13.6%
1991 9.03 kg per person -6.0%
1992 7.57 kg per person -16.2%
1993 7.31 kg per person -3.3%
1994 7.2 kg per person -1.6%
1995 6.74 kg per person -6.3%
1996 6.47 kg per person -4.0%
1997 7.14 kg per person +10.4%
1998 7.85 kg per person +9.9%
1999 7.8 kg per person -0.7%
2000 8.55 kg per person +9.7%
2001 7.59 kg per person -11.3%
2002 8.9 kg per person +17.2%
2003 9.14 kg per person +2.8%
2004 9.11 kg per person -0.4%
2005 8.2 kg per person -10.0%
2006 8.08 kg per person -1.4%
2007 8.22 kg per person +1.7%
2008 7.74 kg per person -5.8%
2009 8.3 kg per person +7.2%
2010 9.03 kg per person +8.8%
2011 9.78 kg per person +8.3%
2012 9.23 kg per person -5.6%
2013 8.4 kg per person -9.0%
2014 9.95 kg per person +18.4%
2015 9.98 kg per person +0.3%
2016 9.13 kg per person -8.5%
2017 11.06 kg per person +21.2%
2018 10 kg per person -9.6%
2019 9.26 kg per person -7.4%
2020 10.43 kg per person +12.6%
2021 9.56 kg per person -8.3%
2022 7.7 kg per person -19.4%
2023 8.14 kg per person +5.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 8.14 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 8.14 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.41 kg per person 1.43 kg per person 3.01 kg per person 9
1970s 5.07 kg per person 3.05 kg per person 5.98 kg per person 10
1980s 6.73 kg per person 5.35 kg per person 8.46 kg per person 10
1990s 7.67 kg per person 6.47 kg per person 9.61 kg per person 10
2000s 8.38 kg per person 7.59 kg per person 9.14 kg per person 10
2010s 9.58 kg per person 8.4 kg per person 11.06 kg per person 10
2020s 8.96 kg per person 7.7 kg per person 10.43 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 60 Panama 8.66 kg per person compare
  2. 61 Nicaragua 8.63 kg per person compare
  3. 62 Portugal 8.43 kg per person compare
  4. 64 Cambodia 8.03 kg per person compare
  5. 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.69 kg per person compare
  6. 66 Saudi Arabia 7.66 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Colombia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Colombia was 8.14 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 11.06 kg per person in 2017.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.43 kg per person in 1961.
How does Colombia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Colombia ranks 63rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.