Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Colombia
Colombia: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0236 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Colombia stood at 0.0236 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Colombia peaked at 0.0313 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Colombia 70th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0236 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 ha per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0236 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0138 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +52.7% | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 67 Slovenia 0.0243 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Greece 0.0243 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Cuba 0.0237 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Luxembourg 0.0233 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Lithuania 0.0232 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 South Africa 0.0219 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Colombia?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Colombia was 0.0236 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0313 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.