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Government of Colombia: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 108 eventsP that involve Government of Colombia in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 268P.

The low estimate is 267 and the high estimate is 275P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 1 country.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Government of Colombia has the 40th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Government of Colombia is one of the two sides in 0 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 182 events that involve Government of Colombia. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 108P, which is down 41 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 97 percentP of the events that involve Government of Colombia in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

ConflictStats recorded this on .

  • UCDP recorded 108 events that involve Government of Colombia in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (preliminary). The count for the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026 was 121 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Government of Colombia, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Government of Colombia, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20265P11P
Aug 202611P27P
Jul 20268P16P
Jun 202611P29P
May 202610P24P
Apr 20265P15P
Mar 202611P35P
Feb 202615P25P
Jan 20269P18P
Dec 20251026
Nov 2025838
Oct 202554
Sep 20251829
Aug 20251852
Jul 20251217
Jun 20251419
May 20251216
Apr 20251942
Mar 20251625
Feb 202578
Jan 20251739
Dec 20241321
Nov 20241947
Oct 20241731

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Government of Colombia, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Colombia108P268P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Government of Colombia, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Antioquia departmentColombia11P
Arauca departmentColombia15P
Caquetá departmentColombia6P
Cauca departmentColombia16P
Guaviare departmentColombia5P
Huila departmentColombia5P
Norte de Santander departmentColombia21P
Valle del Cauca departmentColombia7P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Government of Colombia, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 108 events with 268 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Government of Colombia, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
EGC1P1P
ELN44P93P
EMBF12P29P
FARC - Segunda Marquetalia4P4P
FARC-EMC42P135P
Guerrilla Coordinadora Nacional Ejército Bolivariano1P3P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Government of Colombia: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict105P97%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians3P3%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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Cite this page

ConflictStats. Government of Colombia: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/government-of-colombia/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

The address of this page does not change. UCDP asks for a citation of its publications: Data sources and licences has it.

Questions

How many events that involve Government of Colombia did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 108 eventsP that involve Government of Colombia in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Colombia.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.