What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Colombia?

Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Colombia was 30.66 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 30.66 1000 ha in 2022.

What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 23.97 1000 ha in 1992.

How does Colombia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?

Colombia ranks 90th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Colombia

Name: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Colombia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Colombia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 30.66 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

30.66 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

90th

of 241 countries

All-time high

30.66 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

23.97 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Colombia, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Colombia is 30.66 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Colombia peaked at 30.66 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.97 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Colombia 90th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	24.53 1000 ha	23.97 1000 ha	25.23 1000 ha	8
2000s	25.65 1000 ha	25.26 1000 ha	26.06 1000 ha	10
2010s	26.47 1000 ha	26.07 1000 ha	27.33 1000 ha	10
2020s	29.53 1000 ha	27.47 1000 ha	30.66 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Colombia

87 Republic of Korea 37.7 1000 ha compare
88 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37.17 1000 ha compare
89 Portugal 36.43 1000 ha compare
91 Bangladesh 30.11 1000 ha compare
92 Ireland 28.99 1000 ha compare
93 South Sudan 26.78 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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 Land area 31.66 % (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)

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Colombia?: Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Colombia was 30.66 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 30.66 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 23.97 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Colombia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?: Colombia ranks 90th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.