Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square was 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square in Colombia, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square in Colombia stood at 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 210.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square in Colombia peaked at 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1358 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Colombia 45th out of 216 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square in Colombia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1914 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2764 current US$ per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1358 current US$ per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1486 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2293 current US$ per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3493 current US$ per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5121 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5461 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.351 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1979 | 3.09 current US$ per square kilometre | +780.4% |
| 1980 | 32.33 current US$ per square kilometre | +946.2% |
| 1981 | 18.43 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1982 | 15.78 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 32.76 current US$ per square kilometre | +107.6% |
| 1984 | 37.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 34.06 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 28.35 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 42.76 current US$ per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1988 | 133.48 current US$ per square kilometre | +212.2% |
| 1989 | 110.67 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 62.26 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1991 | 79.82 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1992 | 62.56 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1993 | 31.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 1994 | 116.08 current US$ per square kilometre | +265.2% |
| 1995 | 150.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 126.27 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 81.24 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1998 | 17.57 current US$ per square kilometre | -78.4% |
| 1999 | 102.66 current US$ per square kilometre | +484.4% |
| 2000 | 262.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +156.0% |
| 2001 | 95.62 current US$ per square kilometre | -63.6% |
| 2002 | 156.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 2003 | 415.07 current US$ per square kilometre | +164.7% |
| 2004 | 705.56 current US$ per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 2005 | 861.01 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre | +75.5% |
| 2007 | 1,629 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 668.91 current US$ per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 2009 | 816.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 1,487 current US$ per square kilometre | +82.2% |
| 2011 | 1,796 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 1,737 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 894.07 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2014 | 653.83 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 340.04 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2016 | 541.51 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 2017 | 455.23 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 354.69 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 452.16 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 602.23 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre | +210.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.999 current US$ per square kilometre, 1872.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +946.2% | 3.09 current US$ per square kilometre | 32.33 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +780.4% | 0.351 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.09 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +484.4% | 17.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 102.66 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.583 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1358 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.09 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.64 current US$ per square kilometre | 15.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 133.48 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.08 current US$ per square kilometre | 17.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 150.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 712.27 current US$ per square kilometre | 95.62 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,629 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 871.16 current US$ per square kilometre | 340.04 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,796 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,236 current US$ per square kilometre | 602.23 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 42 Fiji 2,052 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Ireland 2,046 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Mali 1,967 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Canada 1,774 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Serbia 1,714 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 48 Bolivia 1,691 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square in Colombia?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square in Colombia was 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,870 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1358 current US$ per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 216 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.