Colombia vs Yemen: Agricultural land use per person
Colombia
0.7407 hectares per person
in 2025
Yemen
0.65 hectares per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
57th
Yemen rank
60th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Colombia
- Yemen
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.7407 hectares per person against 0.65 hectares per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0907 hectares per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Yemen ranks 60th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.25 hectares per person | 5.01 hectares per person | 3.76 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1100s | 1.25 hectares per person | 4.99 hectares per person | 3.74 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1200s | 1.26 hectares per person | 4.97 hectares per person | 3.71 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1300s | 1.28 hectares per person | 4.95 hectares per person | 3.67 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1400s | 1.31 hectares per person | 4.92 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1500s | 1.35 hectares per person | 4.89 hectares per person | 3.54 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1600s | 3.05 hectares per person | 4.85 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1700s | 2.97 hectares per person | 4.8 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1710s | 2.96 hectares per person | 4.8 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1720s | 2.95 hectares per person | 4.79 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1730s | 2.94 hectares per person | 4.79 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1740s | 2.93 hectares per person | 4.78 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1750s | 2.92 hectares per person | 4.78 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1760s | 2.91 hectares per person | 4.77 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1770s | 2.9 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1780s | 2.88 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1790s | 2.87 hectares per person | 4.75 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1800s | 2.86 hectares per person | 4.74 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1810s | 2.85 hectares per person | 4.73 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1820s | 2.84 hectares per person | 4.73 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1830s | 2.82 hectares per person | 4.72 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1840s | 2.81 hectares per person | 4.71 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1850s | 2.8 hectares per person | 4.7 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1860s | 2.78 hectares per person | 4.69 hectares per person | 1.91 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1870s | 2.76 hectares per person | 4.68 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1880s | 2.75 hectares per person | 4.67 hectares per person | 1.92 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1890s | 2.73 hectares per person | 4.66 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1900s | 2.71 hectares per person | 4.65 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1910s | 2.69 hectares per person | 4.63 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1920s | 2.66 hectares per person | 4.62 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1930s | 2.64 hectares per person | 4.6 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1940s | 2.61 hectares per person | 4.58 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1950s | 2.47 hectares per person | 4.55 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 2.22 hectares per person | 4.18 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.8 hectares per person | 3.47 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1.45 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 1.19 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | 0.4377 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.9901 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.1715 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.8942 hectares per person | 0.8556 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.786 hectares per person | 0.6903 hectares per person | 0.0957 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 Yemen?
- Colombia, at 0.7407 hectares per person against 0.65 hectares per person in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Colombia and Yemen?
- 0.0907 hectares per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Yemen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Yemen rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Yemen ranks 60th 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.