Colombia vs Western Europe: Agricultural land — Area

Colombia
40,546 1000 ha
in 2024
Western Europe
52,360 1000 ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
31st
Western Europe rank
27th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Colombia
  • Western Europe
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 52,360 1000 ha against 40,546 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 11,814 1000 ha.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 31st and Western Europe ranks 27th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 42,171 1000 ha 62,513 1000 ha 20,342 1000 ha Western Europe
1970s 44,943 1000 ha 59,829 1000 ha 14,885 1000 ha Western Europe
1980s 45,326 1000 ha 57,890 1000 ha 12,564 1000 ha Western Europe
1990s 45,044 1000 ha 55,559 1000 ha 10,515 1000 ha Western Europe
2000s 42,497 1000 ha 54,261 1000 ha 11,764 1000 ha Western Europe
2010s 43,790 1000 ha 52,980 1000 ha 9,190 1000 ha Western Europe
2020s 42,003 1000 ha 52,472 1000 ha 10,468 1000 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Colombia or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 52,360 1000 ha against 40,546 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Colombia and Western Europe?
11,814 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Western Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Western Europe rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Colombia ranks 31st and Western Europe ranks 27th 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.