Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0068 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0068 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
38th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0217 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0068 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Colombia is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0217 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Colombia 38th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0068 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0068 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, 5.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 35 Guyana 0.0072 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Algeria 0.0071 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Ireland 0.0071 Square kilometres per person compare
- 39 Gabon 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 40 Venezuela 0.0064 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Russia 0.0064 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Colombia?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Colombia was 0.0068 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0217 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 38th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.