Commercial Mango Cultivation Suitability Zoning Map for Colombia

A 1:100,000 scale map classifies Colombian land into five suitability categories for commercial mango farming. The dataset includes municipal and departmental codes, area in hectares, and geometric shapes for each zone. Colombia's open data platform published this zoning product in December 2019.

Use Cases

• Classify land 'Aptitud' (High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, Legal Exclusion) using physical and socio-ecosystemic factors for agricultural planning.
• Calculate total suitable area per 'Municipio' or 'Departamento' using the 'Área (ha)' column for resource allocation.
• Join with other municipal datasets using 'Código Dane Municipio' for cross-analysis of agricultural and socio-economic indicators.
• Perform spatial analysis on polygon regions defined in the 'The_geom' column to identify contiguous zones of high suitability.

Strengths

• Provides a detailed five-category suitability classification ('Aptitud') for precise analysis.
• Includes geographic join keys ('Código Dane Municipio', 'Código Departamento') for integration with other Colombian datasets.
• Contains vector geometry ('The_geom') and area in hectares ('Área (ha)') for quantitative spatial calculations.

Limitations

• The underlying methodology and specific input data for the zoning model are not described in the provided metadata.
• Data recency is unclear; the analysis is from 2019, though the platform record was updated in 2025.
• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset size and record distribution.

Provenance

Source

Colombia's national open data platform (www.datos.gov.co).

Collection Method

Result of applying a commercial crop suitability zoning methodology to physical, socio-ecosystemic, and socio-economic factors.

Time Range

Analysis reflects conditions as of December 2019.

Freshness

Analysis period is December 2019; platform metadata updated December 2025.

Geography

Covers the entire territory of Colombia.