Fertiliser use in Colombia
Farmers in Colombia used 416.0 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Colombia, 2024
416.0
Change from 2023
−11.3%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
12th of 190
Fertiliser use in Colombia over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 416.0 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 468.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 405.1 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 511.6 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 524.5 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 464.2 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 514.2 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 562.2 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 555.0 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 597.1 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 659.8 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 612.0 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 581.9 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 575.9 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 546.9 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 406.5 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 437.2 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 453.7 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 505.2 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 406.4 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 408.7 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 361.8 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 342.5 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 246.7 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 233.6 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −11.3% from 468.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 659.8 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −36.9%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Colombia has the 12th highest value.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Cereal yield
4,422 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
36.5%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.04e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
35.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
5.75e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
91.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT