Land Suitability for Traditional Cacao Cultivation in Cesar Department, Colombia

Cesar Department in Colombia is the geographic scope of this land suitability map for traditional cacao cultivation. The dataset results from a land evaluation methodology applied at a 1:100,000 scale, classifying areas into high, medium, low, and non-suitable categories. It was published on the Colombian open data portal, datos.gov.co, and last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Classify land suitability for cacao using the `Aptitud` column and spatial geometry from `the_geom` (from 5 available columns)
• Calculate total suitable area in hectares by aggregating the `Área (ha)` values for different `Gridcode` or `Aptitud` classes
• Create a spatial map of cacao cultivation potential by joining the `Aptitud` categories to the geographic features in `the_geom`
• Identify and filter out legally excluded zones by analyzing the `Aptitud` category descriptions against the `Gridcode`

Strengths

• Includes a specific geographic focus on the Cesar Department in Colombia.
• Provides a clear, multi-class suitability classification (High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, Legal Exclusions).
• Contains a calculated area column (`Área (ha)`) for quantitative analysis of suitable zones.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Product of land evaluation methodology validation and application at 1:100,000 scale.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:08:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cesar Department, Colombia