Country area — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Country area — Area was 114,062 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Colombia stood at 114,062 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Colombia peaked at 114,175 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 114,062 1000 ha, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 29th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 114,175 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,062 1000 ha | 114,062 1000 ha | 114,062 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 26 Angola 124,670 1000 ha compare
- 27 Mali 124,124 1000 ha compare
- 28 Ethiopia PDR 122,190 1000 ha compare
- 30 Ethiopia 112,982 1000 ha compare
- 31 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 109,858 1000 ha compare
- 32 Mauritania 103,070 1000 ha 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 — Share in Agricultural land 7.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,944 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Colombia?
- Country area — area in Colombia was 114,062 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 114,175 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,062 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for country area — area?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Country area — 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.