Colombia vs Syria: FAO projections of arable land
Colombia
5.00 million hectares
in 2023
Syria
5.44 million hectares
in 2023
Colombia rank
56th
Syria rank
54th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Colombia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 5.44 million hectares against 5.00 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 447,000 hectares.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 56th and Syria ranks 54th of 224 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.00 million hectares | 6.29 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Syria |
| 1970s | 5.11 million hectares | 5.77 million hectares | 659,000 hectares | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.23 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | 408,400 hectares | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.58 million hectares | 5.51 million hectares | 932,100 hectares | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.72 million hectares | 5.55 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 5.73 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | Syria |
| 2020s | 4.84 million hectares | 5.55 million hectares | 704,210 hectares | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Colombia or Syria?
- Syria, at 5.44 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 Syria?
- 447,000 hectares, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Syria rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Colombia ranks 56th and Syria ranks 54th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.