Share of arable land which is organic in Colombia
Colombia: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.07 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in Colombia, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of arable land which is organic in Colombia stood at 0.07 percent.
That represents a change of down 70.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Colombia peaked at 0.24 percent in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.05 percent, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 137th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Colombia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.11 percent | — |
| 2006 | 0.12 percent | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1 percent | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.11 percent | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 percent | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1 percent | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.07 percent | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 percent | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.07 percent | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 percent | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.23 percent | +155.6% |
| 2022 | 0.24 percent | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.07 percent | -70.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.07 percent is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 percent, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.07 percent is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.52 percent, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +155.6% | 0.09 percent | 0.23 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.11 percent | 0.1 percent | 0.12 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.076 percent | 0.05 percent | 0.1 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1575 percent | 0.07 percent | 0.24 percent | 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 share of arable land which is organic in Colombia?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Colombia was 0.07 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 percent in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 percent in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Colombia ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).