Cape Verde vs Colombia: Cropland per person over the long-term
Cape Verde
0.0936 hectares per person
in 2025
Colombia
0.0953 hectares per person
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
142nd
Colombia rank
140th
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Cape Verde
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0953 hectares per person against 0.0936 hectares per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Colombia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 142nd and Colombia ranks 140th of 202 countries.
Across the 34 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 0.2241 hectares per person | 0.7088 hectares per person | 0.4847 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1700s | 0.2174 hectares per person | 0.6531 hectares per person | 0.4356 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1710s | 0.2167 hectares per person | 0.6468 hectares per person | 0.4301 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1720s | 0.216 hectares per person | 0.6404 hectares per person | 0.4244 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1730s | 0.2153 hectares per person | 0.6338 hectares per person | 0.4185 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1740s | 0.2146 hectares per person | 0.6271 hectares per person | 0.4125 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1750s | 0.2139 hectares per person | 0.6202 hectares per person | 0.4062 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1760s | 0.2132 hectares per person | 0.613 hectares per person | 0.3998 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1770s | 0.2125 hectares per person | 0.6057 hectares per person | 0.3932 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1780s | 0.2117 hectares per person | 0.5981 hectares per person | 0.3863 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1790s | 0.211 hectares per person | 0.5902 hectares per person | 0.3792 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1800s | 0.2103 hectares per person | 0.5821 hectares per person | 0.3718 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1810s | 0.2095 hectares per person | 0.5736 hectares per person | 0.3641 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1820s | 0.2088 hectares per person | 0.5649 hectares per person | 0.3561 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.208 hectares per person | 0.5557 hectares per person | 0.3477 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0.2073 hectares per person | 0.5461 hectares per person | 0.3388 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.2065 hectares per person | 0.5361 hectares per person | 0.3295 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.2057 hectares per person | 0.5254 hectares per person | 0.3197 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.205 hectares per person | 0.5142 hectares per person | 0.3092 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.5022 hectares per person | 0.298 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.2034 hectares per person | 0.4893 hectares per person | 0.2859 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.2026 hectares per person | 0.4753 hectares per person | 0.2727 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.2018 hectares per person | 0.46 hectares per person | 0.2582 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.201 hectares per person | 0.4428 hectares per person | 0.2418 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.2002 hectares per person | 0.4231 hectares per person | 0.2229 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.1994 hectares per person | 0.3996 hectares per person | 0.2002 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.1982 hectares per person | 0.3385 hectares per person | 0.1404 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.1752 hectares per person | 0.2665 hectares per person | 0.0914 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.1457 hectares per person | 0.2092 hectares per person | 0.0635 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.13 hectares per person | 0.1714 hectares per person | 0.0414 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.1173 hectares per person | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.007 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.108 hectares per person | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.0207 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.1018 hectares per person | 0.0771 hectares per person | 0.0247 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.0947 hectares per person | 0.0927 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Cape Verde or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.0953 hectares per person against 0.0936 hectares per person in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Cape Verde and Colombia?
- 0.0017 hectares per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Colombia?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Colombia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 142nd and Colombia ranks 140th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person 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 cropland area for per person each separate country over time.