Colombia vs Peru: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

Colombia
4.5 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
4.84 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
159th
Peru rank
157th

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Peru
2345196119922023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.84 hectares per square kilometre against 4.5 hectares per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.34 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 159th and Peru ranks 157th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 4.51 hectares per square kilometre 1.96 hectares per square kilometre 2.55 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
1970s 4.6 hectares per square kilometre 2.75 hectares per square kilometre 1.85 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 4.71 hectares per square kilometre 3.4 hectares per square kilometre 1.32 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 4.13 hectares per square kilometre 3.9 hectares per square kilometre 0.2318 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 3.36 hectares per square kilometre 4.04 hectares per square kilometre 0.6818 hectares per square kilometre Peru
2010s 3.39 hectares per square kilometre 4.32 hectares per square kilometre 0.9361 hectares per square kilometre Peru
2020s 4.37 hectares per square kilometre 4.94 hectares per square kilometre 0.577 hectares per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, Colombia or Peru?
Peru, at 4.84 hectares per square kilometre against 4.5 hectares per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between Colombia and Peru?
0.34 hectares per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 159th and Peru ranks 157th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,997 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.