Land use in Colombia
Colombia: Land use was 5.00 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Colombia is 5.00 million hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Colombia peaked at 5.32 million hectares in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.35 million hectares, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 55th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.00 million hectares | 4.97 million hectares | 5.03 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.11 million hectares | 5.03 million hectares | 5.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.23 million hectares | 5.10 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 million hectares | 4.10 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 million hectares | 4.71 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Colombia?
- Land use in Colombia was 5.00 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 million hectares in 1987.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 million hectares in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for land use?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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