Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Colombia
Colombia: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was 15.49 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Colombia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, annual growth rate in Colombia is 15.49 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 294.3% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Colombia peaked at 15.49 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -16.74 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 2nd of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.5096 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2817 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0.2809 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0.056 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 0.028 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0.4198 % change on previous year | +1399.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4459 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4162 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4421 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4127 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4384 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4092 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4347 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4057 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.431 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4024 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4275 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.399 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.424 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3958 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4993 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 1988 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -1068.8% |
| 1989 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1990 | -4.81 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1991 | -8.08 % change on previous year | +68.0% |
| 1992 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 1993 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -554.6% |
| 1994 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 1995 | -15.29 % change on previous year | +391.1% |
| 1996 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1997 | 4.36 % change on previous year | +207.4% |
| 1998 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1999 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -202.0% |
| 2000 | 11.12 % change on previous year | -525.8% |
| 2001 | -10.87 % change on previous year | -197.8% |
| 2002 | -16.74 % change on previous year | +54.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2444 % change on previous year | -101.5% |
| 2004 | -4.91 % change on previous year | -2108.6% |
| 2005 | -8.06 % change on previous year | +64.2% |
| 2006 | -13.83 % change on previous year | +71.5% |
| 2007 | 10.32 % change on previous year | -174.7% |
| 2008 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 2009 | -4.42 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 2010 | -4.82 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -192.0% |
| 2012 | -0.9332 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 2013 | -7.66 % change on previous year | +720.9% |
| 2014 | 11.34 % change on previous year | -248.0% |
| 2015 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 12.24 % change on previous year | +87.0% |
| 2017 | 9.77 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 4.05 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 2019 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -65.6% |
| 2021 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +81.9% |
| 2022 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +67.7% |
| 2024 | 15.49 % change on previous year | +294.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -2108.6% | 0.2444 % change on previous year | -4.91 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +1399.6% | 0.028 % change on previous year | 0.4198 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -1068.8% | 0.4993 % change on previous year | -4.84 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -720.9% | -0.9332 % change on previous year | -7.66 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -554.6% | 1.05 % change on previous year | -4.79 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +525.8% | -2.61 % change on previous year | 11.12 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.141 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.5096 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3447 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.4459 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6042 % change on previous year | -4.84 % change on previous year | 0.4993 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.93 % change on previous year | -15.29 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4 % change on previous year | -16.74 % change on previous year | 11.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 % change on previous year | -7.66 % change on previous year | 12.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.05 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 15.49 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Montenegro 16.04 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 11.25 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 5 French Guiana 7.34 % change on previous year 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 8.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, annual growth rate in Colombia?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in Colombia was 15.49 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.74 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Colombia ranks 2nd out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.