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 154th out of 232 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.
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
- 154 Botswana 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Burundi 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Chile 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Congo 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 French Polynesia 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Philippines 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Tajikistan 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Micronesia 0.1 ha/cap 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 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 154th out of 232 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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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.