Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1012 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia stood at 0.1012 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.257 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1012 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Colombia 110th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1511 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1593 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1581 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1561 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1551 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1514 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1597 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1582 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1527 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1503 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1694 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1818 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.198 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.183 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1891 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.191 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1896 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1905 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1922 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1877 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1888 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1862 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2063 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2019 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1966 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2028 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2068 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.257 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1991 | 0.203 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1899 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1703 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1601 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1436 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1347 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1325 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1328 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1312 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1386 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1481 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1407 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1355 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1431 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1451 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1456 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1235 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1018 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1052 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1012 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1012 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1679 ha per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1012 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.282 ha per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1557 ha per square kilometre | 0.1511 ha per square kilometre | 0.1597 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1771 ha per square kilometre | 0.1503 ha per square kilometre | 0.198 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.196 ha per square kilometre | 0.1862 ha per square kilometre | 0.2068 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1742 ha per square kilometre | 0.1347 ha per square kilometre | 0.257 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1376 ha per square kilometre | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1326 ha per square kilometre | 0.1018 ha per square kilometre | 0.1456 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1058 ha per square kilometre | 0.1012 ha per square kilometre | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 107 Sweden 0.1157 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Tajikistan 0.1153 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Egypt 0.1019 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Switzerland 0.1001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Mauritania 0.0943 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Japan 0.0857 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 pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.1012 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.257 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 110th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.