Colombia vs Ecuador: Arable land use per person
Colombia
0.0487 hectares per person
in 2023
Ecuador
0.0572 hectares per person
in 2023
Colombia rank
149th
Ecuador rank
146th
Arable land use per person over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.0572 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0085 hectares per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 149th and Ecuador ranks 146th of 206 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1967 hectares per person | 0.3236 hectares per person | 0.1269 hectares per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.2428 hectares per person | 0.0853 hectares per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.1293 hectares per person | 0.1731 hectares per person | 0.0438 hectares per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.0787 hectares per person | 0.1405 hectares per person | 0.0618 hectares per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.0482 hectares per person | 0.0968 hectares per person | 0.0486 hectares per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.0367 hectares per person | 0.0664 hectares per person | 0.0297 hectares per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.0473 hectares per person | 0.0572 hectares per person | 0.0099 hectares per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.0572 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.0085 hectares per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Colombia ranks 149th and Ecuador ranks 146th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.