Colombia vs Namibia: Grazing land use over the long term
Colombia
35.30 million
in 2025
Namibia
38.00 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
20th
Namibia rank
17th
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Colombia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 38.00 million against 35.30 million in Colombia, a difference of 2.70 million.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Namibia in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 772,065 | 224,953 | 547,112 | Colombia |
| 1100s | 965,082 | 322,155 | 642,927 | Colombia |
| 1200s | 1.21 million | 461,358 | 744,992 | Colombia |
| 1300s | 1.51 million | 660,711 | 847,229 | Colombia |
| 1400s | 1.88 million | 946,203 | 938,717 | Colombia |
| 1500s | 2.36 million | 1.36 million | 1.00 million | Colombia |
| 1600s | 2.95 million | 1.94 million | 1.00 million | Colombia |
| 1700s | 1.85 million | 2.78 million | 931,210 | Namibia |
| 1710s | 1.97 million | 3.65 million | 1.67 million | Namibia |
| 1720s | 2.10 million | 4.78 million | 2.68 million | Namibia |
| 1730s | 2.23 million | 6.27 million | 4.04 million | Namibia |
| 1740s | 2.35 million | 8.21 million | 5.86 million | Namibia |
| 1750s | 2.48 million | 10.76 million | 8.28 million | Namibia |
| 1760s | 2.60 million | 10.57 million | 7.97 million | Namibia |
| 1770s | 2.73 million | 10.38 million | 7.66 million | Namibia |
| 1780s | 2.85 million | 10.19 million | 7.34 million | Namibia |
| 1790s | 2.97 million | 10.00 million | 7.03 million | Namibia |
| 1800s | 3.10 million | 9.81 million | 6.72 million | Namibia |
| 1810s | 2.92 million | 9.62 million | 6.71 million | Namibia |
| 1820s | 2.74 million | 9.43 million | 6.70 million | Namibia |
| 1830s | 3.25 million | 9.24 million | 5.99 million | Namibia |
| 1840s | 3.89 million | 9.05 million | 5.16 million | Namibia |
| 1850s | 4.66 million | 8.86 million | 4.20 million | Namibia |
| 1860s | 5.02 million | 9.80 million | 4.78 million | Namibia |
| 1870s | 5.37 million | 10.84 million | 5.46 million | Namibia |
| 1880s | 6.46 million | 11.98 million | 5.52 million | Namibia |
| 1890s | 7.53 million | 13.25 million | 5.71 million | Namibia |
| 1900s | 8.92 million | 14.65 million | 5.73 million | Namibia |
| 1910s | 10.88 million | 17.24 million | 6.37 million | Namibia |
| 1920s | 13.78 million | 20.11 million | 6.33 million | Namibia |
| 1930s | 17.50 million | 24.76 million | 7.26 million | Namibia |
| 1940s | 20.22 million | 30.24 million | 10.02 million | Namibia |
| 1950s | 30.00 million | 37.30 million | 7.30 million | Namibia |
| 1960s | 36.75 million | 37.98 million | 1.23 million | Namibia |
| 1970s | 38.92 million | 38.00 million | 916,470 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 39.06 million | 38.00 million | 1.06 million | Colombia |
| 1990s | 39.56 million | 37.22 million | 2.35 million | Colombia |
| 2000s | 38.68 million | 38.05 million | 632,870 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 39.73 million | 38.03 million | 1.70 million | Colombia |
| 2020s | 37.01 million | 38.00 million | 990,733 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Colombia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 38.00 million against 35.30 million in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Colombia and Namibia?
- 2.70 million, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Namibia rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Colombia ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.