Colombia vs Peru: Agricultural land use per person
Colombia
0.7407 hectares per person
in 2025
Peru
0.7117 hectares per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
57th
Peru rank
59th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.7407 hectares per person against 0.7117 hectares per person in Peru, a difference of 0.029 hectares per person.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 57th and Peru ranks 59th of 202 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.25 hectares per person | 0.5525 hectares per person | 0.695 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1100s | 1.25 hectares per person | 0.5941 hectares per person | 0.6581 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1200s | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.6449 hectares per person | 0.6189 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1300s | 1.28 hectares per person | 0.7066 hectares per person | 0.5759 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1400s | 1.31 hectares per person | 0.7817 hectares per person | 0.5278 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1500s | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.8728 hectares per person | 0.4727 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1600s | 3.05 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 0.4408 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1700s | 2.97 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 0.4918 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1710s | 2.96 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | 0.4977 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1720s | 2.95 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 0.5038 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1730s | 2.94 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 0.5101 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1740s | 2.93 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 0.5166 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1750s | 2.92 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 0.5229 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1760s | 2.91 hectares per person | 2.4 hectares per person | 0.5015 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1770s | 2.9 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 0.509 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1780s | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | 0.5167 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1790s | 2.87 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 0.5247 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1800s | 2.86 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 0.533 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1810s | 2.85 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 0.543 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1820s | 2.84 hectares per person | 2.28 hectares per person | 0.552 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1830s | 2.82 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | 0.5615 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1840s | 2.81 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 0.5714 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1850s | 2.8 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 0.5818 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1860s | 2.78 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | 0.5928 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1870s | 2.76 hectares per person | 2.16 hectares per person | 0.6044 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2.75 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 0.6462 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 2.73 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | 0.6948 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1900s | 2.71 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 0.7273 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1910s | 2.69 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 0.7549 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1920s | 2.66 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 0.7746 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 2.64 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 0.7899 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.61 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 0.804 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 2.47 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 0.7739 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2.22 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.6846 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.5428 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.3841 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.19 hectares per person | 0.8934 hectares per person | 0.3009 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.9901 hectares per person | 0.7807 hectares per person | 0.2094 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.8942 hectares per person | 0.7175 hectares per person | 0.1767 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.786 hectares per person | 0.7096 hectares per person | 0.0765 hectares per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 0.7407 hectares per person against 0.7117 hectares per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Colombia and Peru?
- 0.029 hectares per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Peru ranks 59th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.