Which has higher cropland area, Colombia or Iraq?

Iraq, at 5.49 million against 5.00 million in Colombia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iraq?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia

5.00 million

in 2023

Iraq

5.49 million

in 2023

Colombia rank

55th

Iraq rank

52nd

Iraq currently reports 5.49 million against 5.00 million in Colombia, a difference of 497,400.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 52nd of 219 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.

Decade	Colombia	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.00 million	4.88 million	122,889	Colombia
1970s	5.11 million	5.23 million	122,100	Iraq
1980s	5.23 million	5.44 million	207,780	Iraq
1990s	4.58 million	5.15 million	567,920	Iraq
2000s	3.72 million	4.59 million	867,400	Iraq
2010s	3.76 million	5.03 million	1.27 million	Iraq
2020s	4.84 million	5.48 million	633,900	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Colombia or Iraq?: Iraq, at 5.49 million against 5.00 million in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Colombia and Iraq?: 497,400, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iraq?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Iraq rank globally for cropland area?: Colombia ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.