Oranges — Area harvested in Colombia
Colombia: Oranges — Area harvested was 46,827 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Area harvested in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 46,827 ha for oranges — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 199.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Colombia peaked at 47,488 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,000 ha, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 12th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Area harvested in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,100 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 5,200 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 5,300 ha | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 5,400 ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 5,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 5,700 ha | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 5,800 ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 5,900 ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 6,100 ha | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 6,300 ha | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 7,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 10,700 ha | +52.9% |
| 1977 | 10,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10,800 ha | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 12,275 ha | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 12,400 ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 13,310 ha | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 12,812 ha | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 13,162 ha | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 13,416 ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 13,670 ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 17,640 ha | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 18,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 18,700 ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 19,500 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 7,408 ha | -62.0% |
| 1991 | 11,957 ha | +61.4% |
| 1992 | 12,350 ha | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 17,000 ha | +37.7% |
| 1994 | 18,300 ha | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 20,600 ha | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 21,200 ha | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 25,500 ha | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 23,000 ha | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 25,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 30,552 ha | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 29,629 ha | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 25,571 ha | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 5,914 ha | -76.9% |
| 2004 | 6,937 ha | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 7,183 ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 29,527 ha | +311.1% |
| 2007 | 32,461 ha | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 22,000 ha | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 13,806 ha | -37.2% |
| 2010 | 14,659 ha | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 16,333 ha | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 14,336 ha | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 15,656 ha | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 15,630 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17,305 ha | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 19,456 ha | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 20,427 ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 19,986 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 20,542 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 23,412 ha | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 47,488 ha | +102.8% |
| 2022 | 47,284 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 46,467 ha | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 46,827 ha | +0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 46,827 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,821 ha, 12.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 46,827 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,627 ha, 7.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +311.1% | 7,183 ha | 29,527 ha |
| 2021 | +102.8% | 23,412 ha | 47,488 ha |
| 2003 | -76.9% | 25,571 ha | 5,914 ha |
| 1990 | -62.0% | 19,500 ha | 7,408 ha |
| 1991 | +61.4% | 7,408 ha | 11,957 ha |
| 1976 | +52.9% | 7,000 ha | 10,700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,322 ha | 5,000 ha | 5,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,128 ha | 5,700 ha | 12,275 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,281 ha | 12,400 ha | 19,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,232 ha | 7,408 ha | 25,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,358 ha | 5,914 ha | 32,461 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,433 ha | 14,336 ha | 20,542 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,296 ha | 23,412 ha | 47,488 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23,003 ha compare
- 9 Italy 85,010 ha compare
- 10 Indonesia 67,530 ha compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22,467 ha compare
- 11 Algeria 49,464 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,636 ha compare
- 13 Argentina 46,654 ha compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5,021 ha compare
- 14 Morocco 45,051 ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 321 ha compare
- 15 South Africa 36,403 ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 286 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)
- 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 oranges — area harvested in Colombia?
- Oranges — area harvested in Colombia was 46,827 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 47,488 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oranges — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.