Land Suitability Zoning for Pasture-Based Dairy Production in Colombia

Zoning data classifies Colombian municipalities into four suitability categories for pasture-based dairy production, from 'Alta' (High) to 'No Apta' (Not Suitable). The dataset includes municipal-level area calculations in hectares and is published by the Colombian government's open data platform. It was last updated in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Classify land suitability (Aptitud) for dairy farming across municipalities (Municipio) using socio-ecological and economic criteria.
• Calculate total suitable land area per department (Departamento) by aggregating the Área (ha) field for different Aptitud classes.
• Join with other agricultural datasets using the Códig Dane Municipio to analyze correlations between dairy suitability and other economic indicators.
• Visualize spatial patterns of dairy production potential by mapping the Aptitud categories linked to the The_geom geometry data.

Strengths

• Data provides a detailed four-category classification (Alta, Media, Baja, No Apta) for land suitability.
• Includes municipal-level geometry (The_geom) and area in hectares (Área (ha)) for spatial analysis.
• Dataset is recent, with a last updated date of December 2025.

Limitations

• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, making scale assessment impossible.
• Specific data collection methodology and underlying model details are not provided in the description.
• License information is unknown, which may restrict commercial or redistribution use.

Provenance

Source

Colombian government open data platform (www.datos.gov.co).

Collection Method

Result of a zoning methodology applied at a 1:100,000 scale, as described in a referenced document.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-12-19.

Geography

Colombia, at the municipal level.