Drained organic soils — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Drained organic soils — Area was 16,170 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Colombia stood at 16,170 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Colombia peaked at 16,170 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,224 ha, in 1990.
That places Colombia 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,224 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,224 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,224 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,224 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,224 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,940 ha | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 9,940 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,940 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,181 ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10,414 ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 11,320 ha | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 11,846 ha | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 12,100 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12,472 ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 13,261 ha | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 13,261 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13,261 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13,383 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13,710 ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 13,752 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 14,027 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 14,421 ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 14,421 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,675 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 14,675 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,675 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,675 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,760 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14,760 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15,750 ha | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 15,835 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 16,170 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 16,170 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,170 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16,170 ha | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 16,170 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 981.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,654 ha | 9,224 ha | 10,414 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,836 ha | 11,320 ha | 13,752 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,684 ha | 14,027 ha | 15,750 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,103 ha | 15,835 ha | 16,170 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Colombia?
- Drained organic soils — area in Colombia was 16,170 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,170 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,224 ha in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Colombia ranks 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.