Temporary crops — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Temporary crops — Area was 2,687 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Colombia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Colombia stood at 2,687 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Colombia peaked at 2,687 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,424 1000 ha, in 2013.
Colombia ranks 72nd of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,383 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,984 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 1,989 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,891 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1,677 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 1,471 1000 ha | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 1,582 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1,626 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,544 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1,427 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 1,514 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1,515 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,424 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1,478 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,475 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,552 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1,589 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2,062 1000 ha | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 2,122 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2,135 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,171 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,211 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2,292 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 2,687 1000 ha | +17.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2,687 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788.95 1000 ha, 3.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2,687 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.34 1000 ha, 27.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,794 1000 ha | 1,471 1000 ha | 2,383 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,616 1000 ha | 1,424 1000 ha | 2,122 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,299 1000 ha | 2,135 1000 ha | 2,687 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 temporary crops — area in Colombia?
- Temporary crops — area in Colombia was 2,687 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,687 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,424 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for temporary crops — area?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. 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 Temporary crops — 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.