Commercial Paprika Cultivation Suitability Zoning for Colombia at 1:100,000 Scale

Colombia's commercial paprika (Capsicum annuum) cultivation suitability map, produced at a 1:100,000 scale. The dataset results from applying a commercial crop zoning methodology described in a December 2019 technical document. It categorizes land into five suitability classes, from high aptitude to legal exclusion zones.

Use Cases

• Map paprika cultivation suitability by Departamento and Municipio using the Aptitud column.
• Calculate total suitable area in hectares per administrative unit using the Área (ha) column.
• Join with other municipal datasets using the Código Dane municipio or Código departamento identifiers.
• Perform spatial analysis on suitability polygons using the The geom column.

Strengths

• Suitability is defined by a documented methodology from December 2019.
• Includes five detailed aptitude categories with legal exclusions.
• Provides geometry data (The geom) for spatial analysis.
• Contains standardized administrative codes (Código Dane municipio) for joins.

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

Collection Method

Result of applying a commercial crop zoning methodology to geographic and socio-ecosystem data.

Time Range

Methodology document dated December 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:40:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia