Colombia vs Namibia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Colombia
40.51 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
39.63 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
26th
Namibia rank
29th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Colombia
- Namibia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 40.51 million hectares against 39.63 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 884,800 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 14 and Namibia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.99 million hectares | 224,953 hectares | 2.77 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1100s | 3.40 million hectares | 322,155 hectares | 3.08 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1200s | 3.84 million hectares | 461,358 hectares | 3.38 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1300s | 4.30 million hectares | 660,711 hectares | 3.64 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1400s | 4.81 million hectares | 946,203 hectares | 3.87 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1500s | 5.38 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1600s | 3.84 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1700s | 2.37 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 419,080 hectares | Namibia |
| 1710s | 2.53 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1720s | 2.68 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1730s | 2.84 million hectares | 6.34 million hectares | 3.50 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1740s | 2.99 million hectares | 8.36 million hectares | 5.36 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1750s | 3.15 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 7.90 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1760s | 3.30 million hectares | 10.85 million hectares | 7.55 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1770s | 3.45 million hectares | 10.66 million hectares | 7.21 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1780s | 3.60 million hectares | 10.46 million hectares | 6.87 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1790s | 3.74 million hectares | 10.27 million hectares | 6.53 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1800s | 3.89 million hectares | 10.07 million hectares | 6.19 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1810s | 3.65 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 6.23 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1820s | 3.42 million hectares | 9.68 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1830s | 4.04 million hectares | 9.49 million hectares | 5.44 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1840s | 4.83 million hectares | 9.29 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1850s | 5.76 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1860s | 6.19 million hectares | 10.06 million hectares | 3.87 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1870s | 6.60 million hectares | 11.12 million hectares | 4.52 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1880s | 7.90 million hectares | 12.30 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1890s | 9.18 million hectares | 13.60 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1900s | 10.82 million hectares | 15.04 million hectares | 4.22 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1910s | 13.13 million hectares | 17.70 million hectares | 4.58 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1920s | 16.53 million hectares | 20.64 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1930s | 20.85 million hectares | 25.42 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1940s | 23.88 million hectares | 31.04 million hectares | 7.16 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1950s | 34.75 million hectares | 38.41 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1960s | 41.76 million hectares | 39.27 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1970s | 44.02 million hectares | 39.31 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1980s | 44.30 million hectares | 39.32 million hectares | 4.97 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1990s | 44.15 million hectares | 38.72 million hectares | 5.42 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 42.41 million hectares | 39.68 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 43.49 million hectares | 39.65 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 41.96 million hectares | 39.62 million hectares | 2.34 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 Namibia?
- Colombia, at 40.51 million hectares against 39.63 million hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Colombia and Namibia?
- 884,800 hectares, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Namibia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Colombia ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 29th 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.