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