Forestland — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Forestland — Area was 59,457 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 59,457 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Colombia peaked at 65,103 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59,457 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Colombia 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,103 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 64,850 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 64,596 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 64,343 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 64,090 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 63,837 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 63,583 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 63,330 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 63,077 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 62,824 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 62,570 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 62,456 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62,343 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 62,229 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 62,115 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 62,001 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 61,887 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61,773 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 61,660 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61,546 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61,432 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 61,338 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61,244 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 61,151 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 61,057 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 60,964 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 60,796 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 60,628 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 60,460 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 60,291 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 60,123 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 59,990 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59,857 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 59,723 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 59,590 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 59,457 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 59,457 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,294 1000 ha, 25.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 59,457 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 684.84 1000 ha, 86.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,963 1000 ha | 62,824 1000 ha | 65,103 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,058 1000 ha | 61,546 1000 ha | 62,570 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,936 1000 ha | 60,291 1000 ha | 61,432 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,790 1000 ha | 59,457 1000 ha | 60,123 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 11 Peru 67,160 1000 ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 14,790 1000 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13,036 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 66,266 1000 ha compare
- 13 Angola 63,262 1000 ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,751 1000 ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 15 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 16 Central African Republic 45,095 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 527.81 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 383.8 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Colombia?
- Forestland — area in Colombia was 59,457 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 65,103 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,457 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for forestland — area?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).