Colombia vs Madagascar: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Colombia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 40,933 1000 ha against 40,546 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 387 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 30th of 237 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,171 1000 ha | 35,246 1000 ha | 6,925 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 1970s | 44,943 1000 ha | 35,655 1000 ha | 9,288 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 1980s | 45,326 1000 ha | 36,172 1000 ha | 9,153 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 1990s | 45,044 1000 ha | 36,958 1000 ha | 8,087 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 2000s | 42,497 1000 ha | 40,739 1000 ha | 1,758 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 43,790 1000 ha | 40,882 1000 ha | 2,908 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 2020s | 42,003 1000 ha | 40,921 1000 ha | 1,082 1000 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Colombia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 40,933 1000 ha against 40,546 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Colombia and Madagascar?
- 387 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Madagascar rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Colombia ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 30th 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
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.