Bolivia vs Colombia: Land use over the long-term
Bolivia
33.00 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia
35.30 million hectares
in 2025
Bolivia rank
22nd
Colombia rank
20th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Bolivia
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 35.30 million hectares against 33.00 million hectares in Bolivia, a difference of 2.30 million hectares.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 20th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 32 and Colombia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.81 million hectares | 772,065 hectares | 4.04 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 5.29 million hectares | 965,082 hectares | 4.33 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 5.77 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 6.26 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 6.74 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 7.22 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 7.18 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1700s | 6.79 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 4.94 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 6.88 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 4.90 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 6.96 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 7.05 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 7.14 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 4.79 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1750s | 7.24 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1760s | 7.36 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1770s | 7.51 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 4.79 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1780s | 7.75 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 4.90 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1790s | 8.15 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 5.17 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1800s | 8.87 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 8.95 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 10.52 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 12.36 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | 9.11 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 12.72 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | 8.83 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 13.06 million hectares | 4.66 million hectares | 8.40 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 15.11 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | 10.09 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 12.91 million hectares | 5.37 million hectares | 7.54 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 10.76 million hectares | 6.46 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 16.39 million hectares | 7.53 million hectares | 8.86 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 14.68 million hectares | 8.92 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 16.59 million hectares | 10.88 million hectares | 5.72 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 22.59 million hectares | 13.78 million hectares | 8.81 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 23.13 million hectares | 17.50 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 26.27 million hectares | 20.22 million hectares | 6.05 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 25.89 million hectares | 30.00 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1960s | 28.43 million hectares | 36.75 million hectares | 8.33 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1970s | 30.11 million hectares | 38.92 million hectares | 8.81 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1980s | 32.47 million hectares | 39.06 million hectares | 6.59 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1990s | 33.70 million hectares | 39.56 million hectares | 5.86 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 33.22 million hectares | 38.68 million hectares | 5.46 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 33.00 million hectares | 39.73 million hectares | 6.73 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 33.00 million hectares | 37.01 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Bolivia or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 35.30 million hectares against 33.00 million hectares in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Bolivia and Colombia?
- 2.30 million hectares, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 20th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as 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.