Burkina Faso vs Colombia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Burkina Faso
0.186
in 2023
Colombia
0.1938
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
139th
Colombia rank
136th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Colombia
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.1938 against 0.186 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0078.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Colombia ranks 136th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8179 0.8992 0.0813 Colombia
1970s 0.7011 0.6549 0.0462 Burkina Faso
1980s 0.5076 0.5143 0.0068 Colombia
1990s 0.441 0.3163 0.1247 Burkina Faso
2000s 0.3476 0.2041 0.1435 Burkina Faso
2010s 0.2328 0.1553 0.0775 Burkina Faso
2020s 0.1933 0.1888 0.0045 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Burkina Faso or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.1938 against 0.186 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Burkina Faso and Colombia?
0.0078, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Colombia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Colombia rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Colombia ranks 136th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).