Afghanistan vs Colombia: Land used for agriculture
Afghanistan
36.63 million
in 2010
Colombia
33.73 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
25th
Colombia rank
28th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Afghanistan
- Colombia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 36.63 million against 33.73 million in Colombia, a difference of 2.91 million.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Colombia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Colombia ranks 28th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 4.11 million | 7.57 million | 3.45 million | Colombia |
| 1790s | 4.45 million | 8.02 million | 3.57 million | Colombia |
| 1800s | 4.82 million | 8.50 million | 3.68 million | Colombia |
| 1810s | 5.22 million | 8.93 million | 3.72 million | Colombia |
| 1820s | 5.65 million | 9.42 million | 3.78 million | Colombia |
| 1830s | 6.17 million | 10.16 million | 3.99 million | Colombia |
| 1840s | 6.88 million | 10.96 million | 4.09 million | Colombia |
| 1850s | 7.69 million | 11.82 million | 4.13 million | Colombia |
| 1860s | 8.59 million | 12.87 million | 4.28 million | Colombia |
| 1870s | 9.62 million | 14.00 million | 4.38 million | Colombia |
| 1880s | 10.92 million | 15.38 million | 4.46 million | Colombia |
| 1890s | 12.52 million | 16.86 million | 4.35 million | Colombia |
| 1900s | 14.35 million | 18.48 million | 4.13 million | Colombia |
| 1910s | 16.44 million | 20.30 million | 3.86 million | Colombia |
| 1920s | 19.22 million | 22.39 million | 3.16 million | Colombia |
| 1930s | 22.27 million | 24.92 million | 2.65 million | Colombia |
| 1940s | 25.66 million | 27.45 million | 1.79 million | Colombia |
| 1950s | 29.32 million | 30.78 million | 1.47 million | Colombia |
| 1960s | 36.28 million | 36.06 million | 225,300 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 36.59 million | 36.90 million | 306,500 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 36.66 million | 37.87 million | 1.21 million | Colombia |
| 1990s | 36.68 million | 37.67 million | 993,300 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 36.61 million | 35.76 million | 854,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 36.63 million | 33.73 million | 2.91 million | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Afghanistan or Colombia?
- Afghanistan, at 36.63 million against 33.73 million in Colombia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Afghanistan and Colombia?
- 2.91 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Colombia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Afghanistan and Colombia rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Colombia ranks 28th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture β land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.