Other land — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Other land — Area was 10,814 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 10,814 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 112.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Colombia peaked at 10,814 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 764.2 1000 ha, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 55th of 259 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 764.2 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,216 1000 ha | +59.2% |
| 1992 | 1,371 1000 ha | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 1,704 1000 ha | +24.3% |
| 1994 | 1,995 1000 ha | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 2,600 1000 ha | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 2,447 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 2,538 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 2,330 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 2,458 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 3,521 1000 ha | +43.2% |
| 2001 | 6,749 1000 ha | +91.7% |
| 2002 | 7,000 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 6,670 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 6,444 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 6,392 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,889 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 6,741 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 6,677 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 6,864 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 7,015 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7,891 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 7,088 1000 ha | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 4,983 1000 ha | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 5,093 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5,202 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5,386 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 6,835 1000 ha | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 6,443 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 6,305 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,617 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 7,946 1000 ha | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 9,330 1000 ha | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 10,744 1000 ha | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 10,814 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 10,814 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 5.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 10,814 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320.06 1000 ha, 33.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +91.7% | 3,521 1000 ha | 6,749 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,942 1000 ha | 764.2 1000 ha | 2,600 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,395 1000 ha | 3,521 1000 ha | 7,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,224 1000 ha | 4,983 1000 ha | 7,891 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,090 1000 ha | 6,617 1000 ha | 10,814 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 52 Somalia 13,698 1000 ha compare
- 53 Melanesia 11,360 1000 ha compare
- 54 Central African Republic 11,337 1000 ha compare
- 56 Papua New Guinea 9,848 1000 ha compare
- 57 Sweden 9,690 1000 ha compare
- 58 Philippines 9,675 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Colombia?
- Other land — area in Colombia was 10,814 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,814 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 764.2 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for other land — area?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.3%. 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 Other land — 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.