Colombia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Colombia was 494,920 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 494,990 in 2017 and a minimum value of 399,700 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 399,700
1962 409,720
1963 414,930
1964 419,950
1965 430,080
1966 430,200
1967 430,230
1968 430,250
1969 430,300
1970 430,300
1971 450,540
1972 450,680
1973 450,840
1974 450,990
1975 451,150
1976 451,300
1977 453,150
1978 452,610
1979 452,770
1980 452,920
1981 453,080
1982 453,230
1983 453,390
1984 453,560
1985 453,750
1986 453,950
1987 454,010
1988 452,830
1989 451,830
1990 450,830
1991 448,840
1992 449,830
1993 449,030
1994 448,650
1995 445,130
1996 449,200
1997 450,820
1998 455,430
1999 456,680
2000 448,590
2001 417,450
2002 416,070
2003 420,510
2004 423,910
2005 425,570
2006 421,740
2007 424,360
2008 426,140
2009 425,400
2010 425,030
2011 417,210
2012 426,176
2013 448,156
2014 447,847
2015 447,539
2016 447,230
2017 494,990
2018 494,920

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Colombia was 44.61 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 44.61 in 2017, while its lowest value was 36.03 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 36.03
1962 36.93
1963 37.40
1964 37.85
1965 38.76
1966 38.77
1967 38.78
1968 38.78
1969 38.78
1970 38.78
1971 40.61
1972 40.62
1973 40.63
1974 40.65
1975 40.66
1976 40.68
1977 40.84
1978 40.79
1979 40.81
1980 40.82
1981 40.84
1982 40.85
1983 40.86
1984 40.88
1985 40.90
1986 40.91
1987 40.92
1988 40.81
1989 40.72
1990 40.63
1991 40.45
1992 40.54
1993 40.47
1994 40.44
1995 40.12
1996 40.49
1997 40.63
1998 41.05
1999 41.16
2000 40.43
2001 37.63
2002 37.50
2003 37.90
2004 38.21
2005 38.36
2006 38.01
2007 38.25
2008 38.41
2009 38.34
2010 38.31
2011 37.60
2012 38.41
2013 40.39
2014 40.36
2015 40.34
2016 40.31
2017 44.61
2018 44.61

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use