Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Colombia
Colombia: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 40,483 Hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
40,483 Hectares
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
13th
of 43 countries
All-time high
45,668 Hectares
in 1999
All-time low
40,483 Hectares
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Colombia, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Colombia stood at 40,483 Hectares. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Colombia peaked at 45,668 Hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40,483 Hectares, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 13th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 45,375 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 45,395 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 45,401 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 45,283 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 45,183 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 45,083 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 44,884 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 44,983 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 44,903 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 44,865 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 44,513 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 44,920 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 45,082 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 45,543 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 45,668 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 44,859 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 41,745 Hectares | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 41,607 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 42,051 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 42,391 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 42,557 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 42,174 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 42,436 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 42,614 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 42,540 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 42,503 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 41,721 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 42,618 Hectares | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 44,816 Hectares | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 44,800 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 44,784 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 44,769 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 43,487 Hectares | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 44,048 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 44,354 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 44,210 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 43,014 Hectares | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 41,763 Hectares | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 40,483 Hectares | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45,327 Hectares | 45,183 Hectares | 45,401 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 45,044 Hectares | 44,513 Hectares | 45,668 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,497 Hectares | 41,607 Hectares | 44,859 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,790 Hectares | 41,721 Hectares | 44,816 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,368 Hectares | 40,483 Hectares | 44,210 Hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 10 Indonesia 55,122 Hectares compare
- 10 Croatia 1,468 Hectares compare
- 11 Canada 54,729 Hectares compare
- 11 Estonia 982.44 Hectares compare
- 12 Slovenia 475.91 Hectares compare
- 12 Ukraine 41,311 Hectares compare
- 14 France 28,620 Hectares compare
- 15 Spain 24,734 Hectares compare
- 16 Peru 24,386 Hectares compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -59.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -64.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Colombia?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Colombia was 40,483 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 45,668 Hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,483 Hectares in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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