Colombian Departmental Land Informality Index, December 2019

Colombia's departmental-level index of informal rural land, calculated by the UPRA using 2019 data. The index is based on criteria including properties not linked in the cadastre-registry system, those without a property title, and those identified as public land. The dataset includes departmental codes, areas, and an informality score.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between land area (Área (ha)) and informality score (Informalidad) across departments (Departamento).
• Map the geographic distribution of land informality using the geospatial column (the_geom) and departmental codes (Código Departamento).
• Rank departments by their level of land informality (Informalidad) to identify priority regions for intervention.
• Cross-reference departmental informality scores with other socioeconomic datasets using the unique identifier (Consecutivo) or department code (Código Departamento).

Strengths

• Includes a geospatial column (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Methodology is described, detailing specific criteria for defining informal properties.
• Data is structured with a unique identifier (Consecutivo) for each record.

Limitations

• Row count and total data size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The dataset's last update timestamp is 2026-05-18, which may indicate a future date or require verification.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Calculated by the UPRA (Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria) using cadastral data and administrative records.

Time Range

December 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:52:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, at the departmental level.