Colombian Departmental Land Tenure Informality Index, December 2014

An index calculated by the Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria (UPRA) to estimate and identify areas with potential informal land tenure at the property level across Colombia. The index is based on properties meeting criteria such as lacking a property registration number or having recorded false ownership. Its calculation does not follow a pre-established periodicity but serves as a preliminary analysis tool for a specific moment in the country.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between land area (Área (ha)) and informality levels (Informalidad) across departments.
• Map the spatial distribution of informal land tenure using the geospatial geometry column (the_geom).
• Compare informality prevalence between different departments using the Departamento and Código Departamento columns.

Strengths

• Includes a geospatial geometry column (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Calculated by a specific government planning unit (UPRA) using defined criteria for informal land tenure.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single snapshot in December 2014; its current relevance for analysis is unclear.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria (UPRA), via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Calculated from cadastral and property registry data based on criteria like unregistered properties or false ownership records.

Time Range

December 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:32:30; freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2014.

Geography

Colombia, at the departmental level.