Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0021 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Colombia stood at 0.0021 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.006 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Colombia 51st out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 ha per person | +49.9% |
| 1963 | 0.004 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0043 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.004 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0041 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.004 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.006 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.006 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0056 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0052 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0054 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.005 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.005 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 ha per person | -37.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 ha per person | -3.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0021 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0021 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 4.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +49.9% | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Colombia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Colombia was 0.0021 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.