Colombia vs Ethiopia: Breakdown of habitable land area

Colombia

741,210 hectares

in 2019

Ethiopia

717,580 hectares

in 2019

Colombia rank

35th

Ethiopia rank

37th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Colombia currently reports 741,210 hectares against 717,580 hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 23,630 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 37th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.