Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Colombia
Colombia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 639,634 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Colombia stood at 639,634 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Colombia peaked at 639,634 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 182,400 ha, in 1983.
That places Colombia 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 199,866 ha | — |
| 1962 | 228,878 ha | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 206,250 ha | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 224,550 ha | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 229,600 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 236,050 ha | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 248,500 ha | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 279,650 ha | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 319,110 ha | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 372,900 ha | +16.9% |
| 1971 | 335,400 ha | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 356,000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 358,900 ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 366,500 ha | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 427,600 ha | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 377,200 ha | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 474,700 ha | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 445,600 ha | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 310,700 ha | -30.3% |
| 1980 | 346,800 ha | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 314,400 ha | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 194,000 ha | -38.3% |
| 1983 | 182,400 ha | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 241,006 ha | +32.1% |
| 1985 | 338,080 ha | +40.3% |
| 1986 | 362,230 ha | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 330,950 ha | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 385,360 ha | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 390,300 ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 440,011 ha | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 492,271 ha | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 400,775 ha | -18.6% |
| 1993 | 319,091 ha | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 271,083 ha | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 269,414 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 278,529 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 251,866 ha | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 223,460 ha | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 225,989 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 223,844 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 234,449 ha | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 241,473 ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 255,548 ha | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 292,060 ha | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 291,181 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 272,994 ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 269,225 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 257,839 ha | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 252,620 ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 300,168 ha | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 331,202 ha | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 334,197 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 336,484 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 377,854 ha | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 417,299 ha | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 384,093 ha | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 521,288 ha | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 561,881 ha | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 592,748 ha | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 563,170 ha | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 569,129 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 581,237 ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 625,977 ha | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 639,634 ha | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 241,384 ha | 199,866 ha | 319,110 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 382,550 ha | 310,700 ha | 474,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 308,553 ha | 182,400 ha | 390,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 317,249 ha | 223,460 ha | 492,271 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 259,123 ha | 223,844 ha | 292,060 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 415,721 ha | 300,168 ha | 592,748 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 595,829 ha | 563,170 ha | 639,634 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 48 South Sudan 988,499 ha compare
- 49 Poland 965,385 ha compare
- 50 Malawi 752,052 ha compare
- 52 Bangladesh 638,820 ha compare
- 53 Mexico 629,470 ha compare
- 54 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.95 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.95 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Colombia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Colombia was 639,634 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 639,634 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,400 ha in 1983.
- How does Colombia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.