Breakdown of habitable land area in Colombia
Colombia: Breakdown of habitable land area was 741,210 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
741,210 hectares
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
35th
of 235 countries
All-time high
783,210 hectares
in 2018
All-time low
652,160 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Breakdown of habitable land area in Colombia, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 741,210 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over five years.
Colombia ranks 35th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 696,160 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 652,160 hectares | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 762,430 hectares | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 783,210 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 741,210 hectares | -5.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 741,210 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 9.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 741,210 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 17.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Colombia?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Colombia was 741,210 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 783,210 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 652,160 hectares in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.