Cropland — Area per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.1 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.31 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.07 ha/cap, in 2010.
That places Colombia 165th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.12 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.08 ha/cap | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.08 ha/cap | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 ha/cap | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1 ha/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 56% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1 ha/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2767 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.222 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.181 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.082 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.094 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 165 Botswana 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Burundi 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Chile 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Congo 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 French Polynesia 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Philippines 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Tajikistan 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Micronesia 0.1 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Colombia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Colombia was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 ha/cap in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Colombia ranks 165th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.