Colombia vs Madagascar: Agricultural area over the long-term
Colombia
40.51 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar
40.90 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
26th
Madagascar rank
25th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Colombia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 40.90 million hectares against 40.51 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 384,400 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 14 and Madagascar in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.99 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1100s | 3.40 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1200s | 3.84 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1300s | 4.30 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1400s | 4.81 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1500s | 5.38 million hectares | 4.94 million hectares | 431,220 hectares | Colombia |
| 1600s | 3.84 million hectares | 6.00 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1700s | 2.37 million hectares | 7.06 million hectares | 4.69 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1710s | 2.53 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | 5.26 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1720s | 2.68 million hectares | 8.51 million hectares | 5.83 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1730s | 2.84 million hectares | 9.23 million hectares | 6.39 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1740s | 2.99 million hectares | 9.96 million hectares | 6.96 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1750s | 3.15 million hectares | 10.68 million hectares | 7.54 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1760s | 3.30 million hectares | 11.41 million hectares | 8.11 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1770s | 3.45 million hectares | 12.13 million hectares | 8.68 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1780s | 3.60 million hectares | 12.85 million hectares | 9.26 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1790s | 3.74 million hectares | 13.58 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1800s | 3.89 million hectares | 14.30 million hectares | 10.42 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1810s | 3.65 million hectares | 15.03 million hectares | 11.37 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 3.42 million hectares | 15.75 million hectares | 12.33 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 4.04 million hectares | 16.47 million hectares | 12.43 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1840s | 4.83 million hectares | 17.20 million hectares | 12.37 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1850s | 5.76 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 12.16 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 6.19 million hectares | 18.47 million hectares | 12.28 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 6.60 million hectares | 19.03 million hectares | 12.43 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 7.90 million hectares | 19.80 million hectares | 11.90 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 9.18 million hectares | 20.61 million hectares | 11.43 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 10.82 million hectares | 19.21 million hectares | 8.40 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 13.13 million hectares | 18.46 million hectares | 5.33 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 16.53 million hectares | 18.09 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 20.85 million hectares | 21.00 million hectares | 149,100 hectares | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 23.88 million hectares | 24.13 million hectares | 245,000 hectares | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 34.75 million hectares | 30.47 million hectares | 4.27 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1960s | 41.76 million hectares | 35.15 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1970s | 44.02 million hectares | 35.66 million hectares | 8.37 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1980s | 44.30 million hectares | 36.17 million hectares | 8.12 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1990s | 44.15 million hectares | 37.06 million hectares | 7.09 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 42.41 million hectares | 40.83 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 43.49 million hectares | 40.90 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 41.96 million hectares | 40.90 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Colombia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 40.90 million hectares against 40.51 million hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Colombia and Madagascar?
- 384,400 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Madagascar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Madagascar rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Colombia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 25th 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.