Land Suitability for Oil Palm Cultivation in Cesar Department, Colombia

A land evaluation map at a 1:100,000 scale for agro-industrial oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation in Colombia's Cesar Department. The dataset classifies areas into suitability categories from 'High Aptitude' to 'Legal Exclusions' based on physical, socio-ecosystem, and socioeconomic criteria. It was published on the Colombian open data portal, datos.gov.co, with a last update recorded as 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Classify land suitability for oil palm using the Aptitud column on a per-polygon basis.
• Calculate total area in hectares for each suitability class using the Área (ha) column.
• Perform spatial analysis and mapping of suitability zones using the the_geom geometry column.
• Join this dataset with other regional data using the Consecutivo or Gridcode identifier columns.

Strengths

• Provides a standardized land suitability classification with five distinct Aptitud categories.
• Includes explicit geospatial geometry (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Based on a defined methodology for land evaluation at a 1:100,000 scale.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Result of applying and validating a land evaluation methodology for formulating a Rural Property Social and Productive Planning Plan.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:49:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cesar Department, Colombia.