Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,087 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Colombia is 1,087 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Colombia peaked at 1,087 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 226 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Colombia 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 236.22 1000 ha | 226 1000 ha | 245 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 305 1000 ha | 250 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 472.3 1000 ha | 400 1000 ha | 600 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 825.1 1000 ha | 650 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 972.6 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 1,030 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,083 1000 ha | 1,050 1000 ha | 1,087 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,087 1000 ha | 1,087 1000 ha | 1,087 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Colombia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.07 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Colombia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Colombia was 1,087 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,087 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 226 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.