Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
39th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Colombia stood at 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 39th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 36 Chad 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 New Zealand 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Angola 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 North Macedonia 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Tunisia 0.0306 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 meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — 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.