Colombia vs Madagascar: Land use over the long-term
Colombia
35.30 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar
37.30 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
20th
Madagascar rank
18th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Colombia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 37.30 million hectares against 35.30 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 2.00 million hectares.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Colombia ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 772,065 hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 554,055 hectares | Madagascar |
| 1100s | 965,082 hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 913,588 hectares | Madagascar |
| 1200s | 1.21 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1300s | 1.51 million hectares | 2.98 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1400s | 1.88 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1500s | 2.36 million hectares | 4.64 million hectares | 2.29 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1600s | 2.95 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1700s | 1.85 million hectares | 6.63 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1710s | 1.97 million hectares | 7.31 million hectares | 5.33 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1720s | 2.10 million hectares | 7.99 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1730s | 2.23 million hectares | 8.67 million hectares | 6.44 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1740s | 2.35 million hectares | 9.35 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1750s | 2.48 million hectares | 10.03 million hectares | 7.55 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1760s | 2.60 million hectares | 10.71 million hectares | 8.11 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1770s | 2.73 million hectares | 11.39 million hectares | 8.66 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1780s | 2.85 million hectares | 12.07 million hectares | 9.22 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1790s | 2.97 million hectares | 12.75 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1800s | 3.10 million hectares | 13.43 million hectares | 10.33 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1810s | 2.92 million hectares | 14.11 million hectares | 11.19 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 2.74 million hectares | 14.79 million hectares | 12.05 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 3.25 million hectares | 15.47 million hectares | 12.22 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1840s | 3.89 million hectares | 16.15 million hectares | 12.26 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1850s | 4.66 million hectares | 16.83 million hectares | 12.17 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 5.02 million hectares | 17.34 million hectares | 12.32 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 5.37 million hectares | 17.87 million hectares | 12.49 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 6.46 million hectares | 18.59 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 7.53 million hectares | 19.35 million hectares | 11.82 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 8.92 million hectares | 18.04 million hectares | 9.12 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 10.88 million hectares | 17.33 million hectares | 6.45 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 13.78 million hectares | 16.99 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 17.50 million hectares | 19.71 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 20.22 million hectares | 22.65 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 30.00 million hectares | 28.61 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1960s | 36.75 million hectares | 32.92 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1970s | 38.92 million hectares | 33.00 million hectares | 5.92 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1980s | 39.06 million hectares | 33.00 million hectares | 6.06 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1990s | 39.56 million hectares | 33.61 million hectares | 5.95 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 38.68 million hectares | 37.26 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 39.73 million hectares | 37.30 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 37.01 million hectares | 37.30 million hectares | 285,733 hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Colombia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 37.30 million hectares against 35.30 million hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Colombia and Madagascar?
- 2.00 million hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Madagascar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Madagascar rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Colombia ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 18th 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.