Country area — Area, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0022 1000 ha per person for country area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0071 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 58th of 190 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.
Country area — Area, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 ha per person | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 490,430 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Colombia?
- Country area — area, per capita in Colombia was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.