Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Colombia
Colombia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 86.64 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Colombia stood at 86.64 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Colombia peaked at 92.31 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.64 %, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.57 % | — |
| 1962 | 87.86 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 87.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 88.11 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 88.36 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 88.33 % | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 88.32 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 88.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 88.31 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 88.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 88.78 % | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 88.75 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 88.72 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 88.69 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 88.66 % | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 88.63 % | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 88.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 88.6 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 88.57 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 88.54 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 88.51 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 88.48 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 88.44 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 88.41 % | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 88.37 % | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 88.34 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 88.29 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 88.52 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 88.71 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 88.91 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 89.3 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 89.11 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 89.27 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 89.34 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 90.05 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 90.88 % | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 90.56 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 90.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.87 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 90.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.02 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 91.08 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.51 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.01 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.59 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.88 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.12 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.11 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.31 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.82 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.57 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.08 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 89.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.85 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 88.31 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.66 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.64 % | -1.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 86.64 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 86.64 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.29 %, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.13 % | 87.57 % | 88.36 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.64 % | 88.31 % | 88.78 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.46 % | 88.29 % | 88.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.83 % | 88.91 % | 90.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.24 % | 89.87 % | 92.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.42 % | 89.59 % | 92.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.16 % | 86.64 % | 89.36 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 30 Angola 89.13 % compare
- 31 South Africa 87.12 % compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 86.83 % compare
- 33 Libya 86.64 % compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 85.64 % compare
- 36 Uruguay 85.56 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Colombia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Colombia was 86.64 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.31 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.64 % in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.