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