What is grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia was 35.30 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 40.85 million hectares in 2013.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 772,065 hectares in 1000.

How does Colombia rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Colombia ranks 20th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Colombia data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Colombia: Grazing land use over the long-term was 35.30 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

35.30 million hectares

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

20th

of 202 countries

All-time high

40.85 million hectares

in 2013

All-time low

772,065 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia stood at 35.30 million hectares.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia peaked at 40.85 million hectares in 2013 and was at its lowest, 772,065 hectares, in 1000.

That places Colombia 20th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	772,065 hectares	772,065 hectares	772,065 hectares	1
1100s	965,082 hectares	965,082 hectares	965,082 hectares	1
1200s	1.21 million hectares	1.21 million hectares	1.21 million hectares	1
1300s	1.51 million hectares	1.51 million hectares	1.51 million hectares	1
1400s	1.88 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	1
1500s	2.36 million hectares	2.36 million hectares	2.36 million hectares	1
1600s	2.95 million hectares	2.95 million hectares	2.95 million hectares	1
1700s	1.85 million hectares	1.85 million hectares	1.85 million hectares	1
1710s	1.97 million hectares	1.97 million hectares	1.97 million hectares	1
1720s	2.10 million hectares	2.10 million hectares	2.10 million hectares	1
1730s	2.23 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	1
1740s	2.35 million hectares	2.35 million hectares	2.35 million hectares	1
1750s	2.48 million hectares	2.48 million hectares	2.48 million hectares	1
1760s	2.60 million hectares	2.60 million hectares	2.60 million hectares	1
1770s	2.73 million hectares	2.73 million hectares	2.73 million hectares	1
1780s	2.85 million hectares	2.85 million hectares	2.85 million hectares	1
1790s	2.97 million hectares	2.97 million hectares	2.97 million hectares	1
1800s	3.10 million hectares	3.10 million hectares	3.10 million hectares	1
1810s	2.92 million hectares	2.92 million hectares	2.92 million hectares	1
1820s	2.74 million hectares	2.74 million hectares	2.74 million hectares	1
1830s	3.25 million hectares	3.25 million hectares	3.25 million hectares	1
1840s	3.89 million hectares	3.89 million hectares	3.89 million hectares	1
1850s	4.66 million hectares	4.66 million hectares	4.66 million hectares	1
1860s	5.02 million hectares	5.02 million hectares	5.02 million hectares	1
1870s	5.37 million hectares	5.37 million hectares	5.37 million hectares	1
1880s	6.46 million hectares	6.46 million hectares	6.46 million hectares	1
1890s	7.53 million hectares	7.53 million hectares	7.53 million hectares	1
1900s	8.92 million hectares	8.92 million hectares	8.92 million hectares	1
1910s	10.88 million hectares	10.88 million hectares	10.88 million hectares	1
1920s	13.78 million hectares	13.78 million hectares	13.78 million hectares	1
1930s	17.50 million hectares	17.50 million hectares	17.50 million hectares	1
1940s	20.22 million hectares	20.22 million hectares	20.22 million hectares	1
1950s	30.00 million hectares	26.35 million hectares	33.99 million hectares	10
1960s	36.75 million hectares	35.00 million hectares	37.65 million hectares	10
1970s	38.92 million hectares	37.65 million hectares	39.14 million hectares	10
1980s	39.06 million hectares	39.04 million hectares	39.08 million hectares	10
1990s	39.56 million hectares	39.11 million hectares	40.42 million hectares	10
2000s	38.68 million hectares	37.58 million hectares	39.74 million hectares	10
2010s	39.73 million hectares	38.31 million hectares	40.85 million hectares	10
2020s	37.01 million hectares	35.30 million hectares	39.21 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Colombia

17 Namibia 38.00 million hectares compare
18 Madagascar 37.30 million hectares compare
19 Turkmenistan 37.17 million hectares compare
21 Mali 34.64 million hectares compare
22 Bolivia 33.00 million hectares compare
23 Mozambique 32.95 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Colombia

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 217.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 58.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9621 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0649 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 94.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0398 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1875 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.38 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Colombia was 35.30 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 40.85 million hectares in 2013.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 772,065 hectares in 1000.
How does Colombia rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Colombia ranks 20th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.