Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Colombia
Colombia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1938 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1938
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
136th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.1334
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Colombia is 0.1938, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Colombia peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1334, in 2015.
That places Colombia 136th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.919 | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9786 | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9156 | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9079 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8808 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8642 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8143 | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8122 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7807 | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7734 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7504 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7056 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6716 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6162 | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6093 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5794 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5352 | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5277 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5199 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5093 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.54 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5384 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5264 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5507 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.525 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5225 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4746 | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4369 | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3881 | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3476 | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3343 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3387 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3344 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2692 | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2781 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2869 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3022 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2834 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3109 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2745 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2206 | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.21 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1955 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1823 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1546 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1649 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1636 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1638 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.16 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1655 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1595 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1342 | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1392 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1334 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1382 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1591 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1846 | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1791 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1825 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1911 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.188 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1938 | +3.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1938 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1938 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 37% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8992 | 0.8122 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6549 | 0.5277 | 0.7807 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5143 | 0.4369 | 0.5507 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3163 | 0.2692 | 0.3881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2041 | 0.1546 | 0.3109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1553 | 0.1334 | 0.1846 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1888 | 0.1825 | 0.1938 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Colombia?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Colombia was 0.1938 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1334 in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Colombia ranks 136th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).