Agricultural land use per person in Colombia
Colombia: Agricultural land use per person was 0.7407 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7407 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
57th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.05 hectares per person
in 1600
All-time low
0.7407 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Colombia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Colombia is 0.7407 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Colombia peaked at 3.05 hectares per person in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0.7407 hectares per person, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 57th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Colombia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.25 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 1.25 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1200 | 1.26 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1300 | 1.28 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1400 | 1.31 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1500 | 1.35 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1600 | 3.05 hectares per person | +126.6% |
| 1700 | 2.97 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1710 | 2.96 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1720 | 2.95 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1730 | 2.94 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1740 | 2.93 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1750 | 2.92 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1760 | 2.91 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1770 | 2.9 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1780 | 2.88 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1790 | 2.87 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1800 | 2.86 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 2.85 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1820 | 2.84 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1830 | 2.82 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1840 | 2.81 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1850 | 2.8 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 2.78 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 2.76 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 2.75 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 2.73 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 2.71 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 2.69 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 2.66 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1930 | 2.64 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 2.61 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 2.5 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1951 | 2.49 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 2.49 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 2.48 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 2.48 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 2.47 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.46 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 2.46 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 2.45 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 2.44 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 2.43 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 2.36 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.34 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.3 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.26 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 2.23 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.17 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.1 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.04 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.99 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.94 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.95 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.91 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.87 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.83 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.79 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.75 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.71 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.67 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.63 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.6 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.56 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.53 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.49 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.46 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.43 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.4 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.37 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.34 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.32 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.29 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.26 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.24 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.22 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.2 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.17 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.16 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.14 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9987 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9929 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9836 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9632 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.957 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9494 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9372 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9263 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8976 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9038 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.928 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9149 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.903 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8919 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8615 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8605 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8544 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8422 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8148 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7844 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7759 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7582 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7407 hectares per person | -2.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7407 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7407 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2463 hectares per person, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +126.6% | 1.35 hectares per person | 3.05 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.28 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.05 hectares per person | 3.05 hectares per person | 3.05 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.97 hectares per person | 2.97 hectares per person | 2.97 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.96 hectares per person | 2.96 hectares per person | 2.96 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.95 hectares per person | 2.95 hectares per person | 2.95 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.94 hectares per person | 2.94 hectares per person | 2.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.93 hectares per person | 2.93 hectares per person | 2.93 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.92 hectares per person | 2.92 hectares per person | 2.92 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.91 hectares per person | 2.91 hectares per person | 2.91 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.9 hectares per person | 2.9 hectares per person | 2.9 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.88 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.87 hectares per person | 2.87 hectares per person | 2.87 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.86 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.85 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.84 hectares per person | 2.84 hectares per person | 2.84 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.82 hectares per person | 2.82 hectares per person | 2.82 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.81 hectares per person | 2.81 hectares per person | 2.81 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.8 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.78 hectares per person | 2.78 hectares per person | 2.78 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.76 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.75 hectares per person | 2.75 hectares per person | 2.75 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.73 hectares per person | 2.73 hectares per person | 2.73 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.71 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.69 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.66 hectares per person | 2.66 hectares per person | 2.66 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.64 hectares per person | 2.64 hectares per person | 2.64 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.47 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.5 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9901 hectares per person | 0.9372 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8942 hectares per person | 0.8544 hectares per person | 0.928 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.786 hectares per person | 0.7407 hectares per person | 0.8422 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0976 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7583 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Colombia?
- Agricultural land use per person in Colombia was 0.7407 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 hectares per person in 1600.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7407 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.