Colombia vs Northern Europe: Agricultural land — Area

Colombia
40,546 1000 ha
in 2024
Northern Europe
37,646 1000 ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
31st
Northern Europe rank
28th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Colombia
  • Northern Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196119922024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 40,546 1000 ha against 37,646 1000 ha in Northern Europe, a difference of 2,900 1000 ha.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Northern Europe's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 31st and Northern Europe ranks 28th of 220 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 42,171 1000 ha 37,383 1000 ha 4,788 1000 ha Colombia
1970s 44,943 1000 ha 35,789 1000 ha 9,154 1000 ha Colombia
1980s 45,326 1000 ha 34,951 1000 ha 10,374 1000 ha Colombia
1990s 45,044 1000 ha 38,703 1000 ha 6,342 1000 ha Colombia
2000s 42,497 1000 ha 38,112 1000 ha 4,385 1000 ha Colombia
2010s 43,790 1000 ha 38,510 1000 ha 5,280 1000 ha Colombia
2020s 42,003 1000 ha 38,146 1000 ha 3,857 1000 ha Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Colombia or Northern Europe?
Colombia, at 40,546 1000 ha against 37,646 1000 ha in Northern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Colombia and Northern Europe?
2,900 1000 ha, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Northern Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Northern Europe rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Colombia ranks 31st and Northern Europe ranks 28th of 220 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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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
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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.