Colombia vs Iraq: FAO projections of arable land
Colombia
5.00 million hectares
in 2023
Iraq
5.49 million hectares
in 2023
Colombia rank
56th
Iraq rank
53rd
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Colombia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5.49 million hectares against 5.00 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 497,400 hectares.
That makes Iraq'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 56th and Iraq ranks 53rd of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.00 million hectares | 4.88 million hectares | 122,889 hectares | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.11 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | 122,100 hectares | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.23 million hectares | 5.44 million hectares | 207,780 hectares | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.58 million hectares | 5.15 million hectares | 567,920 hectares | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.72 million hectares | 4.59 million hectares | 867,400 hectares | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 5.03 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Iraq |
| 2020s | 4.84 million hectares | 5.48 million hectares | 633,900 hectares | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Colombia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 5.49 million hectares against 5.00 million hectares in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Colombia and Iraq?
- 497,400 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Iraq rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Colombia ranks 56th and Iraq ranks 53rd of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.