Share global food emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Share global food emissions was 0.6423 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share global food emissions in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Colombia is 0.6423, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Colombia peaked at 1.72 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6423, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 35th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.44 | — |
| 1991 | 1.44 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.45 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.44 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.47 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.39 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.44 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.46 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.72 | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 1.62 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.68 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.61 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.58 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.58 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.55 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7018 | -55.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6697 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6612 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6693 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6423 | -4.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.6423 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 6.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.6423 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0713, 9.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -55.4% | 1.57 | 0.7018 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 1.46 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8197 | 0.6423 | 1.57 | 6 |
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 share global food emissions in Colombia?
- Share global food emissions in Colombia was 0.6423 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6423 in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for share global food emissions?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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