How does Colombia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Colombia ranks 37th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Colombia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Colombia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Colombia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 433.19 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

433.19 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

37th

of 240 countries

All-time high

433.19 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

419.64 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Colombia, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Colombia is 433.19 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Colombia peaked at 433.19 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 419.64 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Colombia 37th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	422.37 1000 ha	419.64 1000 ha	423.65 1000 ha	9
2010s	427.95 1000 ha	424 1000 ha	431.46 1000 ha	10
2020s	432.44 1000 ha	431.8 1000 ha	433.19 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Colombia

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38 Iraq 423.28 1000 ha compare
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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 — Share in Agricultural land 7.26 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 2,944 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Colombia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Colombia was 433.19 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 433.19 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 419.64 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Colombia ranks 37th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.