Arable land — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Arable land — Area was 2,944 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2,944 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Colombia peaked at 3,824 1000 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1,470 1000 ha, in 2013.
Colombia ranks 84th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,532 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,532 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,550 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 3,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,560 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3,570 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3,570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,572 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 3,572 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,573 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,588 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3,604 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 3,619 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 3,635 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 3,650 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 3,666 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,681 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 3,697 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3,712 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 3,728 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,743 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3,759 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 3,774 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 3,790 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 3,805 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 3,824 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 3,639 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 3,472 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 3,305 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 3,038 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 3,070 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,923 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2,832 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2,399 1000 ha | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 2,433 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2,539 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 2,604 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,536 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2,818 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 2,512 1000 ha | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 2,091 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 2,096 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,993 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1,833 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 1,579 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 1,742 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 1,692 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,617 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,539 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1,607 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,592 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,470 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1,637 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 1,744 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1,958 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 2,149 1000 ha | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 2,236 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,316 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2,344 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,397 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2,453 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2,549 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 2,944 1000 ha | +15.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2,944 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 2.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2,944 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 23.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,556 1000 ha | 3,532 1000 ha | 3,572 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,628 1000 ha | 3,572 1000 ha | 3,697 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,725 1000 ha | 3,472 1000 ha | 3,824 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,399 1000 ha | 3,305 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,997 1000 ha | 1,579 1000 ha | 2,818 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,825 1000 ha | 1,470 1000 ha | 2,316 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,538 1000 ha | 2,344 1000 ha | 2,944 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Colombia?
- Arable land — area in Colombia was 2,944 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,824 1000 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,470 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for arable land — area?
- Colombia ranks 84th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.