Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0077 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Colombia is 0.0077 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0248 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 56th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0211 sq. km per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 0.0212 sq. km per person | 0.0248 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0195 sq. km per person | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.0211 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 0.0139 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Colombia?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Colombia was 0.0077 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0248 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.