Cropland — Share in Land area in Colombia
Colombia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 4.88 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Colombia stood at 4.88 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Colombia peaked at 4.88 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.02 %, in 2009.
Colombia ranks 180th of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.51 % | 4.48 % | 4.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.6 % | 4.53 % | 4.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.71 % | 4.6 % | 4.79 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 % | 3.69 % | 4.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 % | 3.02 % | 4.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 % | 3.02 % | 4.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 % | 4.24 % | 4.88 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 — share in land area in Colombia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Colombia was 4.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 % in 2009.
- How does Colombia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Colombia ranks 180th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 — Share in Land 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.