Central America vs Colombia: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Central America
- Colombia
How they compare
Central America currently reports 7,234 1000 ha against 2,473 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 4,761 1000 ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 2.9 times Colombia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 20th and Colombia ranks 19th of 36 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,666 1000 ha | 1,448 1000 ha | 1,218 1000 ha | Central America |
| 1970s | 2,971 1000 ha | 1,478 1000 ha | 1,493 1000 ha | Central America |
| 1980s | 3,703 1000 ha | 1,506 1000 ha | 2,197 1000 ha | Central America |
| 1990s | 4,135 1000 ha | 1,815 1000 ha | 2,321 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 4,628 1000 ha | 1,727 1000 ha | 2,901 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 5,294 1000 ha | 2,027 1000 ha | 3,267 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 7,111 1000 ha | 2,421 1000 ha | 4,690 1000 ha | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Central America or Colombia?
- Central America, at 7,234 1000 ha against 2,473 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Central America and Colombia?
- 4,761 1000 ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Colombia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Colombia rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Central America ranks 20th and Colombia ranks 19th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.