Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Colombia
Colombia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 7.26 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.26 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Colombia peaked at 8.84 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.28 %, in 2013.
That places Colombia 209th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.44 % | 8.28 % | 8.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.07 % | 7.93 % | 8.3 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.22 % | 7.68 % | 8.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.14 % | 5.39 % | 7.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.69 % | 3.74 % | 6.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 % | 3.28 % | 5.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.06 % | 5.3 % | 7.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 206 Cayman Islands 7.41 % compare
- 207 Iceland 7.39 % compare
- 208 Madagascar 7.33 % compare
- 210 Palau 6.98 % compare
- 211 Marshall Islands 6.88 % compare
- 212 Oman 6.31 % compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,087 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,112 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.66 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,129 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,473 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,944 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Colombia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Colombia was 7.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.84 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 % in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Colombia ranks 209th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.