Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Colombia
Colombia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 36.54 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 36.54 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Colombia peaked at 41.16 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 36.03 %, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 111th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.01 % | 36.03 % | 38.78 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.51 % | 38.78 % | 40.84 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.85 % | 40.72 % | 40.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.6 % | 40.12 % | 41.16 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3 % | 37.5 % | 40.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.47 % | 37.6 % | 40.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.86 % | 36.49 % | 39.85 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Colombia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 646,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,563 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 10,103 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 94,602 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 118,118 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 413,954 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Colombia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Colombia was 36.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.16 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.03 % in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Colombia ranks 111th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.