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

Colombia
0.1938
in 2023
Egypt
0.1982
in 2023
Colombia rank
136th
Egypt rank
135th

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

  • Colombia
  • Egypt
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.1982 against 0.1938 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0044.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Colombia ranks 136th and Egypt ranks 135th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8992 0.8141 0.085 Colombia
1970s 0.6549 0.6696 0.0147 Egypt
1980s 0.5143 0.4556 0.0587 Colombia
1990s 0.3163 0.353 0.0367 Egypt
2000s 0.2041 0.2554 0.0513 Egypt
2010s 0.1553 0.224 0.0687 Egypt
2020s 0.1888 0.2206 0.0318 Egypt

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, Colombia or Egypt?
Egypt, at 0.1982 against 0.1938 in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Colombia and Egypt?
0.0044, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Colombia ranks 136th and Egypt ranks 135th 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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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).