Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Colombia
Colombia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 937.92 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Colombia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Colombia is 937.92 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 210.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Colombia peaked at 937.92 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 91.08 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Colombia 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.08 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 301.8 Square kilometres | +231.4% |
| 2015 | 605.41 Square kilometres | +100.6% |
| 2020 | 799.38 Square kilometres | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 937.92 Square kilometres | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.08 Square kilometres | 91.08 Square kilometres | 91.08 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 453.61 Square kilometres | 301.8 Square kilometres | 605.41 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 868.65 Square kilometres | 799.38 Square kilometres | 937.92 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -59.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -64.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Colombia?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Colombia was 937.92 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 937.92 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.08 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation