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Colombia conflict statistics

Name: Colombia conflict event statistics
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Organized violence recorded by UCDP, data through 31 Jul 2026. Updated automatically as new monthly releases are published.

196events, last 30 days

488events, last 90 days▲ +198% vs prior 90 days

923events, last 12 months

1,466est. deaths, last 12 months314 civilians

Violence in Colombia intensified over the 90 days to 31 Jul 2026: 488 events against 164 in the prior quarter (+198%), with 708 estimated deaths.

The 12-month total for Colombia stands at 923 events and 1,466 estimated deaths. That is +54% on the previous 12 months. 61% of events were classed as non-state conflict. Civilian deaths in the same period: 314.

Violence in the last 90 days was concentrated in Atlántico department (199), Valle del Cauca department (50), Risaralda department (39), which together account for 59% of recorded events.

The most frequently recorded parties over the last 12 months were XXX100, Los Costenos, Los Pepes.

Events in Colombia, last 90 days

Recorded organized-violence events in Colombia, 3 May 2026 to 31 Jul 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutline: Natural Earth.

Monthly trend

Recorded events per month in Colombia, last 24 months

Estimated deaths per month in Colombia, last 24 months

Most affected regions

Region	Events, 90d	Change	Events, 12m	Deaths, 12m	Last event
Atlántico department	199	+243%	329	357	31 Jul 2026
Valle del Cauca department	50	+213%	77	109	31 Jul 2026
Risaralda department	39	+1850%	41	41	30 Jul 2026
Antioquia department	36	+140%	86	158	27 Jul 2026
Magdalena department	29	+383%	45	59	25 Jun 2026
Cesar department	26	+767%	44	54	30 Jul 2026
Norte de Santander department	25	+108%	56	109	27 Jul 2026
Huila department	21	+425%	30	35	31 Jul 2026
Cauca department	13	+44%	43	101	30 Jul 2026
Bogotá district	8	new	8	10	2 Jul 2026
Arauca department	6	-40%	38	54	14 Jul 2026
La Guajira department	5	0%	24	34	16 Jul 2026
Nariño department	5	+25%	13	34	24 Jul 2026
Sucre department	5	new	6	7	6 Jun 2026
Guaviare department	4	+300%	9	169	3 Jun 2026
Bolívar department	3	-40%	24	33	28 Jun 2026
Caquetá department	1	-67%	8	20	4 Jul 2026
Meta department	1	0%	7	10	16 May 2026

14 further first-level administrative areas had fewer than 5 recorded events in the last 12 months and are not listed separately.

Deadliest recorded events, last 90 days

Date	Where	Parties	Est. deaths
25 May 2026	Guaviare department	FARC-EMC vs EMBF Non-state	50
26 May 2026	Guaviare department	FARC-EMC vs EMBF Non-state, 11 civilian	48
10 Jun 2026	Nariño department	Government of Colombia vs FARC-EMC State-based	8
10 May 2026	Norte de Santander department	Government of Colombia vs ELN State-based	7
19 May 2026	Norte de Santander department	ELN vs Civilians One-sided, 6 civilian	6
14 May 2026	Cauca department	Government of Colombia vs FARC-EMC State-based	6
17 Jun 2026	Cauca department	Government of Colombia vs FARC-EMC State-based	5
9 May 2026	Magdalena department	Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada vs Civilians One-sided, 5 civilian	5
28 Jun 2026	Atlántico department	Los Costenos vs Los Pepes Non-state	4
27 Jun 2026	Cauca department	Government of Colombia vs FARC-EMC State-based	4

Most recorded parties, last 12 months

Party	Events	Est. deaths in those events
XXX100	618	712
Los Costenos	225	245
Los Pepes	183	201
Government of Colombia	127	310
ELN	106	206
FARC-EMC	103	382

Type of violence, last 12 months

Category	Events	Share
State-based armed conflict	128	14%
Non-state conflict	564	61%
One-sided violence against civilians	231	25%

Long-run view: events per year

Year	Events	Est. deaths
2017	218	221
2018	274	412
2019	115	248
2020	147	217
2021	172	308
2022	173	361
2023	422	543
2024	479	786
2025	575	986
2026 (to date)	725	1,132

Annual figures from the UCDP GED main release (through the last full year) plus Candidate Events for the current year, which are provisional.

Recent reports and news

Humanitarian reports (ReliefWeb)

Colombia: Análisis de Situación y Respuesta al terremoto - 10 de septiembre 2026 ReliefWeb, 16 Sep 2026
Un mes después del terremoto en Colombia: avanzar con la reconstrucción en medio de una compleja situación humanitaria ReliefWeb, 16 Sep 2026
Colombia Grupo de Trabajo de Logistica (GTL) - Un mes de Operación de Emergencia, 10 de septiembre de 2026 ReliefWeb, 16 Sep 2026
UNHCR Colombia: 2026 Funding Update (as of 31 August 2026) ReliefWeb, 15 Sep 2026
OIM Colombia - Severidad y vulnerabilidad territorial tras el terremoto (27 agosto 2026) ReliefWeb, 15 Sep 2026
OIM Respuesta al Terremoto en Colombia - Reporte de Situación #9 (10 Septiembre 2026) ReliefWeb, 12 Sep 2026
IOM Colombia Earthquake Situation Report #9, 10 September 2026 ReliefWeb, 12 Sep 2026
Buenaventura - Colombia: Barrios afectados | Terremoto 10 de agosto 2026 (11/09/2026) ReliefWeb, 11 Sep 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many conflict events were recorded in Colombia in the last 12 months?

UCDP recorded 923 organized-violence events in Colombia between 1 Aug 2025 and 31 Jul 2026, with an estimated 1,466 deaths.

Is violence in Colombia increasing or decreasing?

Increasing. Events in the last 90 days (488) were up +198% on the preceding 90 days (164).

Which regions of Colombia are most affected?

Over the last 90 days the most events were recorded in Atlántico department (199), Valle del Cauca department (50), Risaralda department (39), Antioquia department (36), Magdalena department (29).

What kind of violence is recorded in Colombia?

UCDP classes events as state-based armed conflict, non-state conflict, or one-sided violence against civilians. In Colombia, 61% of events over the last 12 months were non-state conflict.

Where does this data come from?

Event counts and death estimates come from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Georeferenced Event Dataset and its monthly Candidate Events releases, published under CC BY 4.0. Figures use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Data on this page runs through 31 Jul 2026.

Counts use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Candidate Events for the current year are provisional and may be revised in the next annual GED release. See methodology.