Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Colombia
Colombia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 31.66 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Colombia stood at 31.66 %.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Colombia peaked at 37.28 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 31.55 %, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 45th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.5 % | 31.55 % | 34.25 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.9 % | 34.25 % | 36.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.14 % | 36.13 % | 36.14 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.47 % | 36.13 % | 37.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.95 % | 33.9 % | 36.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.08 % | 34.53 % | 37.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.39 % | 31.66 % | 35.61 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 42 Chad 35.74 % compare
- 43 New Zealand 34.55 % compare
- 44 Angola 32.37 % compare
- 46 North Macedonia 31.48 % compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 31.19 % compare
- 48 Tunisia 30.61 % compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,087 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,112 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,129 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,473 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,944 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Colombia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Colombia was 31.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.28 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.55 % in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 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.