Total agricultural land use per person in Colombia
Colombia: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.7407 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7407
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
57th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.05
in 1600
All-time low
0.7407
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Colombia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural land use per person in Colombia is 0.7407, 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, total agricultural land use per person in Colombia peaked at 3.05 in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0.7407, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 57th of 199 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.
Total agricultural land use per person in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.25 | — |
| 1100 | 1.25 | +0.4% |
| 1200 | 1.26 | +0.9% |
| 1300 | 1.28 | +1.5% |
| 1400 | 1.31 | +2.1% |
| 1500 | 1.35 | +2.7% |
| 1600 | 3.05 | +126.6% |
| 1700 | 2.97 | -2.7% |
| 1710 | 2.96 | -0.3% |
| 1720 | 2.95 | -0.3% |
| 1730 | 2.94 | -0.3% |
| 1740 | 2.93 | -0.3% |
| 1750 | 2.92 | -0.4% |
| 1760 | 2.91 | -0.4% |
| 1770 | 2.9 | -0.4% |
| 1780 | 2.88 | -0.4% |
| 1790 | 2.87 | -0.4% |
| 1800 | 2.86 | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 2.85 | -0.4% |
| 1820 | 2.84 | -0.5% |
| 1830 | 2.82 | -0.5% |
| 1840 | 2.81 | -0.5% |
| 1850 | 2.8 | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 2.78 | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 2.76 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 2.75 | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 2.73 | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 2.71 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 2.69 | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 2.66 | -0.9% |
| 1930 | 2.64 | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 2.61 | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 2.5 | -4.2% |
| 1951 | 2.49 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 2.49 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 2.48 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 2.48 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 2.47 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.46 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 2.46 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 2.45 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 2.44 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 2.43 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 2.36 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.34 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.3 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.26 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 2.23 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.17 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.1 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.04 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.99 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.94 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.95 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.91 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.87 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.83 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.79 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.75 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.71 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.67 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.63 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.6 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.56 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.53 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.49 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.46 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.43 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.4 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.37 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.34 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.32 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.29 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.26 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.24 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.22 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.17 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.16 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.13 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9987 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9929 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9836 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9632 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.957 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9494 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9372 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9263 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8976 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9038 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.928 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9149 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.903 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8919 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8615 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8605 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8544 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8422 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8148 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7844 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7759 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7582 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7407 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.05 | 3.05 | 3.05 | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.93 | 2.93 | 2.93 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.87 | 2.87 | 2.87 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.84 | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.78 | 2.78 | 2.78 | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.73 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.47 | 2.44 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 | 1.99 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1.63 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9901 | 0.9372 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8942 | 0.8544 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.786 | 0.7407 | 0.8422 | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.95 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.95 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Colombia?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Colombia was 0.7407 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 in 1600.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7407 in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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