Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Colombia

Arable land per capita in Colombia in 2023 — 0.0487 ha/person. Ranked 149 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 77.8%.

2023 0.0487 ha/person +2.78% vs 2022
World rank 149of 206
Period maximum 0.2194 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0319 ha/person2013

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Colombia, 1961–202300.10.20.319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2194 ha/person1963: 0.2074 ha/person1965: 0.1959 ha/person1967: 0.1856 ha/person1969: 0.176 ha/person1971: 0.1676 ha/person1973: 0.1614 ha/person1975: 0.1557 ha/person1977: 0.1503 ha/person1979: 0.1449 ha/person1981: 0.1396 ha/person1983: 0.1343 ha/person1985: 0.1295 ha/person1987: 0.1254 ha/person1989: 0.1093 ha/person1991: 0.0918 ha/person1993: 0.0849 ha/person1995: 0.067 ha/person1997: 0.0684 ha/person1999: 0.0659 ha/person2001: 0.0632 ha/person2003: 0.0512 ha/person2005: 0.0435 ha/person2007: 0.0403 ha/person2009: 0.0365 ha/person2011: 0.0355 ha/person2013: 0.0319 ha/person2015: 0.0332 ha/person2017: 0.037 ha/person2019: 0.0464 ha/person2021: 0.0468 ha/person2023: 0.0487 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1707 (−77.8%) Average annual rate: -2.4 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 0.0487 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Latin America & Caribbean 0.2294 ha/person
South America computed 0.2773 ha/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.1394 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0487 +0.0013 +2.78%
2022 0.0474 +0.0006 +1.25%
2021 0.0468 +0.0005 +1.12%
2020 0.0463 −0.0001 −0.21%
2019 0.0464 +0.0008 +1.75%
2018 0.0456 +0.0086 +23.26%
2017 0.037 +0.0016 +4.37%
2016 0.0354 +0.0022 +6.72%
2015 0.0332 +0 +0.11%
2014 0.0332 +0.0013 +4.15%
2013 0.0319 −0.003 −8.53%
2012 0.0348 −0.0007 −1.92%
2011 0.0355 +0.0011 +3.32%
2010 0.0344 −0.0022 −5.9%
2009 0.0365 −0.0021 −5.53%
2008 0.0387 −0.0016 −4.06%
2007 0.0403 +0.0033 +8.94%
2006 0.037 −0.0065 −14.96%
2005 0.0435 −0.0045 −9.34%
2004 0.048 −0.0032 −6.3%
2003 0.0512 −0.0007 −1.26%
2002 0.0519 −0.0114 −18.01%
2001 0.0632 −0.0088 −12.26%
2000 0.0721 +0.0061 +9.31%
1999 0.0659 −0.003 −4.29%
1998 0.0689 +0.0005 +0.74%
1997 0.0684 +0.0017 +2.51%
1996 0.0667 −0.0003 −0.41%
1995 0.067 −0.0136 −16.89%
1994 0.0806 −0.0042 −5.01%
1993 0.0849 −0.0061 −6.67%
1992 0.0909 −0.0009 −0.93%
1991 0.0918 −0.0101 −9.91%
1990 0.1019 −0.0074 −6.76%
1989 0.1093 −0.0076 −6.53%
1988 0.1169 −0.0085 −6.77%
1987 0.1254 −0.002 −1.54%
1986 0.1273 −0.0021 −1.66%
1985 0.1295 −0.0023 −1.72%
1984 0.1318 −0.0025 −1.9%
1983 0.1343 −0.0026 −1.9%
1982 0.1369 −0.0026 −1.89%
1981 0.1396 −0.0026 −1.86%
1980 0.1422 −0.0027 −1.86%
1979 0.1449 −0.0026 −1.79%
1978 0.1475 −0.0028 −1.83%
1977 0.1503 −0.0027 −1.76%
1976 0.153 −0.0027 −1.75%
1975 0.1557 −0.0028 −1.76%
1974 0.1585 −0.0029 −1.82%
1973 0.1614 −0.003 −1.83%
1972 0.1644 −0.0032 −1.88%
1971 0.1676 −0.004 −2.35%
1970 0.1716 −0.0044 −2.5%
1969 0.176 −0.0046 −2.53%
1968 0.1806 −0.005 −2.69%
1967 0.1856 −0.0053 −2.77%
1966 0.1909 −0.0051 −2.58%
1965 0.1959 −0.0053 −2.65%
1964 0.2013 −0.0062 −2.97%
1963 0.2074 −0.0053 −2.51%
1962 0.2128 −0.0067 −3.04%
1961 0.2194

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.