Algeria vs Colombia: Agricultural land — Area

Algeria
41,320 1000 ha
in 2024
Colombia
40,546 1000 ha
in 2024
Algeria rank
28th
Colombia rank
31st

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Algeria
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 41,320 1000 ha against 40,546 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 774 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 28th and Colombia ranks 31st of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 44,448 1000 ha 42,171 1000 ha 2,278 1000 ha Algeria
1970s 44,295 1000 ha 44,943 1000 ha 647.9 1000 ha Colombia
1980s 39,510 1000 ha 45,326 1000 ha 5,816 1000 ha Colombia
1990s 39,320 1000 ha 45,044 1000 ha 5,725 1000 ha Colombia
2000s 40,737 1000 ha 42,497 1000 ha 1,761 1000 ha Colombia
2010s 41,383 1000 ha 43,790 1000 ha 2,407 1000 ha Colombia
2020s 41,310 1000 ha 42,003 1000 ha 693.04 1000 ha Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Algeria or Colombia?
Algeria, at 41,320 1000 ha against 40,546 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Algeria and Colombia?
774 1000 ha, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Colombia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Colombia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Algeria ranks 28th and Colombia ranks 31st of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.