Colombia vs Tanzania: Agricultural area over the long-term
Colombia
40.51 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
39.92 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
26th
Tanzania rank
27th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Colombia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 40.51 million hectares against 39.92 million hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 586,900 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tanzania ahead.
Colombia ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 11 and Tanzania in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.99 million hectares | 4.60 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1100s | 3.40 million hectares | 7.19 million hectares | 3.79 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1200s | 3.84 million hectares | 9.66 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1300s | 4.30 million hectares | 11.98 million hectares | 7.67 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1400s | 4.81 million hectares | 14.12 million hectares | 9.31 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1500s | 5.38 million hectares | 8.84 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1600s | 3.84 million hectares | 10.29 million hectares | 6.45 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1700s | 2.37 million hectares | 11.44 million hectares | 9.07 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1710s | 2.53 million hectares | 12.27 million hectares | 9.74 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1720s | 2.68 million hectares | 13.08 million hectares | 10.39 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1730s | 2.84 million hectares | 13.87 million hectares | 11.03 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1740s | 2.99 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 11.65 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1750s | 3.15 million hectares | 15.40 million hectares | 12.26 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1760s | 3.30 million hectares | 16.15 million hectares | 12.85 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1770s | 3.45 million hectares | 16.87 million hectares | 13.42 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1780s | 3.60 million hectares | 17.57 million hectares | 13.97 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 3.74 million hectares | 18.24 million hectares | 14.50 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 3.89 million hectares | 18.89 million hectares | 15.01 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 3.65 million hectares | 19.52 million hectares | 15.87 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 3.42 million hectares | 20.12 million hectares | 16.70 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 4.04 million hectares | 20.68 million hectares | 16.64 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 4.83 million hectares | 21.21 million hectares | 16.38 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 5.76 million hectares | 21.70 million hectares | 15.94 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 6.19 million hectares | 21.16 million hectares | 14.98 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 6.60 million hectares | 20.61 million hectares | 14.00 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 7.90 million hectares | 20.03 million hectares | 12.13 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 9.18 million hectares | 20.02 million hectares | 10.84 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 10.82 million hectares | 18.05 million hectares | 7.23 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 13.13 million hectares | 16.88 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 16.53 million hectares | 16.35 million hectares | 180,400 hectares | Colombia |
| 1930s | 20.85 million hectares | 18.25 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1940s | 23.88 million hectares | 19.93 million hectares | 3.96 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1950s | 34.75 million hectares | 23.79 million hectares | 10.95 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1960s | 41.76 million hectares | 26.66 million hectares | 15.09 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1970s | 44.02 million hectares | 29.10 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1980s | 44.30 million hectares | 31.40 million hectares | 12.90 million hectares | Colombia |
| 1990s | 44.15 million hectares | 32.75 million hectares | 11.39 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 42.41 million hectares | 35.31 million hectares | 7.10 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 43.49 million hectares | 38.32 million hectares | 5.17 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 41.96 million hectares | 39.67 million hectares | 2.29 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 Tanzania?
- Colombia, at 40.51 million hectares against 39.92 million hectares in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Colombia and Tanzania?
- 586,900 hectares, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Tanzania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Tanzania rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Colombia ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 27th 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.