Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1018 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1018 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
62nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.1668 ha per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
0.0437 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia is 0.1018 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.1668 ha per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0437 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 62nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0796 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0991 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1127 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1172 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1276 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1334 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.128 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1438 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1489 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1447 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1439 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1254 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1555 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1454 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1321 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1668 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1609 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1566 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1503 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1548 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1106 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1176 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1251 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1215 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0916 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1447 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1468 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1204 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.113 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1064 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1018 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1018 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1018 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0998 ha per square kilometre | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | 0.1334 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1426 ha per square kilometre | 0.1254 ha per square kilometre | 0.1555 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1518 ha per square kilometre | 0.1321 ha per square kilometre | 0.1668 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1164 ha per square kilometre | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | 0.1468 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1062 ha per square kilometre | 0.1018 ha per square kilometre | 0.113 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 59 Ireland 0.1192 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Spain 0.1188 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Slovakia 0.1129 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Haiti 0.0999 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Afghanistan 0.0935 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Jamaica 0.0898 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.1018 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1668 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0437 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 62nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.