Algeria vs Colombia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Algeria
41.28 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia
40.51 million hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
24th
Colombia rank
26th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Colombia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 41.28 million hectares against 40.51 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 769,400 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 34 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.59 million hectares | 2.99 million hectares | 4.60 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1100s | 7.40 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1200s | 6.65 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1300s | 5.81 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1400s | 5.80 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | 991,450 hectares | Algeria |
| 1500s | 8.35 million hectares | 5.38 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1600s | 7.05 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1700s | 7.05 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 4.68 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1710s | 7.36 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 4.83 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1720s | 7.66 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | 4.98 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1730s | 7.96 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 5.12 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1740s | 8.27 million hectares | 2.99 million hectares | 5.27 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1750s | 8.57 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 5.42 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1760s | 8.87 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1770s | 9.18 million hectares | 3.45 million hectares | 5.73 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1780s | 9.48 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1790s | 9.79 million hectares | 3.74 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1800s | 10.09 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | 6.20 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1810s | 10.39 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1820s | 10.60 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | 7.18 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1830s | 10.79 million hectares | 4.04 million hectares | 6.75 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1840s | 10.99 million hectares | 4.83 million hectares | 6.16 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1850s | 12.06 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | 6.29 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1860s | 13.34 million hectares | 6.19 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1870s | 14.75 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 8.15 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1880s | 16.32 million hectares | 7.90 million hectares | 8.41 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1890s | 17.99 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 8.81 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1900s | 20.99 million hectares | 10.82 million hectares | 10.18 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1910s | 22.61 million hectares | 13.13 million hectares | 9.49 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1920s | 24.87 million hectares | 16.53 million hectares | 8.33 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1930s | 29.37 million hectares | 20.85 million hectares | 8.53 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1940s | 34.05 million hectares | 23.88 million hectares | 10.17 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1950s | 39.05 million hectares | 34.75 million hectares | 4.31 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1960s | 43.25 million hectares | 41.76 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1970s | 43.31 million hectares | 44.02 million hectares | 710,910 hectares | Colombia |
| 1980s | 39.44 million hectares | 44.30 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1990s | 39.33 million hectares | 44.15 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 40.70 million hectares | 42.41 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 41.44 million hectares | 43.49 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 41.30 million hectares | 41.96 million hectares | 658,867 hectares | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Algeria or Colombia?
- Algeria, at 41.28 million hectares against 40.51 million hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Algeria and Colombia?
- 769,400 hectares, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Colombia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Colombia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 26th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area 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 agricultural area for each separate country over time.