Colombia vs Namibia: Grazing land use over the long-term
Colombia
35.30 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
38.00 million hectares
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 hectares against 35.30 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 2.70 million hectares.
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 hectares | 224,953 hectares | 547,112 hectares | Colombia |
| 1100s | 965,082 hectares | 322,155 hectares | 642,927 hectares | Colombia |
| 1200s | 1.21 million hectares | 461,358 hectares | 744,992 hectares | Colombia |
| 1300s | 1.51 million hectares | 660,711 hectares | 847,229 hectares | Colombia |
| 1400s | 1.88 million hectares | 946,203 hectares | 938,717 hectares | Colombia |
| 1500s | 2.36 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1600s | 2.95 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1700s | 1.85 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 931,210 hectares | Namibia |
| 1710s | 1.97 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1720s | 2.10 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1730s | 2.23 million hectares | 6.27 million hectares | 4.04 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1740s | 2.35 million hectares | 8.21 million hectares | 5.86 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1750s | 2.48 million hectares | 10.76 million hectares | 8.28 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1760s | 2.60 million hectares | 10.57 million hectares | 7.97 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1770s | 2.73 million hectares | 10.38 million hectares | 7.66 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1780s | 2.85 million hectares | 10.19 million hectares | 7.34 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1790s | 2.97 million hectares | 10.00 million hectares | 7.03 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1800s | 3.10 million hectares | 9.81 million hectares | 6.72 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1810s | 2.92 million hectares | 9.62 million hectares | 6.71 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1820s | 2.74 million hectares | 9.43 million hectares | 6.70 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1830s | 3.25 million hectares | 9.24 million hectares | 5.99 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1840s | 3.89 million hectares | 9.05 million hectares | 5.16 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1850s | 4.66 million hectares | 8.86 million hectares | 4.20 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1860s | 5.02 million hectares | 9.80 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1870s | 5.37 million hectares | 10.84 million hectares | 5.46 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1880s | 6.46 million hectares | 11.98 million hectares | 5.52 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1890s | 7.53 million hectares | 13.25 million hectares | 5.71 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1900s | 8.92 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 5.73 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1910s | 10.88 million hectares | 17.24 million hectares | 6.37 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1920s | 13.78 million hectares | 20.11 million hectares | 6.33 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1930s | 17.50 million hectares | 24.76 million hectares | 7.26 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1940s | 20.22 million hectares | 30.24 million hectares | 10.02 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1950s | 30.00 million hectares | 37.30 million hectares | 7.30 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1960s | 36.75 million hectares | 37.98 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1970s | 38.92 million hectares | 38.00 million hectares | 916,470 hectares | Colombia |
| 1980s | 39.06 million hectares | 38.00 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1990s | 39.56 million hectares | 37.22 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 38.68 million hectares | 38.05 million hectares | 632,870 hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 39.73 million hectares | 38.03 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 37.01 million hectares | 38.00 million hectares | 990,733 hectares | 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 hectares against 35.30 million hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Colombia and Namibia?
- 2.70 million hectares, 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?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.