Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2013.
Colombia ranks 144th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 141 Bahrain 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 142 Bhutan 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 143 Kiribati 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 145 Jordan 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 146 Norway 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Yemen 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Arable land — Area 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.