Colombia vs Madagascar: Cropland area
Colombia
2.59 million
in 2010
Madagascar
2.73 million
in 2010
Colombia rank
65th
Madagascar rank
62nd
Cropland area over time
- Colombia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.73 million against 2.59 million in Colombia, a difference of 139,350.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 65th and Madagascar ranks 62nd of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 23 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.09 million | 452,144 | 639,876 | Colombia |
| 1790s | 1.07 million | 468,779 | 596,821 | Colombia |
| 1800s | 1.04 million | 486,387 | 554,103 | Colombia |
| 1810s | 915,322 | 504,624 | 410,698 | Colombia |
| 1820s | 808,646 | 527,076 | 281,570 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 909,176 | 550,863 | 358,313 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1.03 million | 575,440 | 455,970 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1.16 million | 601,347 | 559,553 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.18 million | 627,841 | 548,899 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1.19 million | 663,012 | 523,848 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1.34 million | 699,561 | 635,519 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1.47 million | 738,868 | 732,942 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1.63 million | 779,626 | 846,944 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1.85 million | 816,767 | 1.03 million | Colombia |
| 1920s | 2.18 million | 919,843 | 1.26 million | Colombia |
| 1930s | 2.59 million | 1.04 million | 1.55 million | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.81 million | 1.17 million | 1.64 million | Colombia |
| 1950s | 3.57 million | 1.31 million | 2.26 million | Colombia |
| 1960s | 4.44 million | 1.63 million | 2.80 million | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.43 million | 1.79 million | 2.64 million | Colombia |
| 1980s | 4.53 million | 2.29 million | 2.24 million | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4.35 million | 2.51 million | 1.84 million | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.32 million | 2.63 million | 694,920 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.59 million | 2.73 million | 139,350 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Colombia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.73 million against 2.59 million in Colombia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Colombia and Madagascar?
- 139,350, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Colombia and Madagascar rank globally for cropland area?
- Colombia ranks 65th and Madagascar ranks 62nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.