Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0212 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0212 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
55th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0689 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0212 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Colombia stood at 0.0212 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0689 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Colombia 55th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0689 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0668 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0648 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0629 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0577 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0561 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0533 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0508 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0475 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0465 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0425 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0406 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0379 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0335 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0322 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0243 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0236 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0212 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0212 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0614 Square kilometres per person | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | 0.0689 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0482 Square kilometres per person | 0.0435 Square kilometres per person | 0.0533 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | 0.0425 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0266 Square kilometres per person | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 Square kilometres per person | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 52 Zimbabwe 0.0237 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Mozambique 0.0234 Square kilometres per person compare
- 54 Belarus 0.0221 Square kilometres per person compare
- 56 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0206 Square kilometres per person compare
- 57 Djibouti 0.0201 Square kilometres per person compare
- 58 South Africa 0.0192 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Colombia
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Colombia?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Colombia was 0.0212 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0689 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.