Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Colombia stood at 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Colombia 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 72 Barbados 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Myanmar 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Mexico 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Armenia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Liberia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 China 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.