Colombia vs Croatia: Annual afforestation
Colombia
140 hectares per year
in 2020
Croatia
80 hectares per year
in 2020
Colombia rank
57th
Croatia rank
59th
Annual afforestation over time
- Colombia
- Croatia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 140 hectares per year against 80 hectares per year in Croatia, a difference of 60 hectares per year.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.8 times Croatia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 57th and Croatia ranks 59th of 106 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,870 hectares per year | 270 hectares per year | 6,600 hectares per year | Colombia |
| 2000s | 24,800 hectares per year | 160 hectares per year | 24,640 hectares per year | Colombia |
| 2010s | 12,675 hectares per year | 110 hectares per year | 12,565 hectares per year | Colombia |
| 2020s | 140 hectares per year | 80 hectares per year | 60 hectares per year | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Colombia or Croatia?
- Colombia, at 140 hectares per year against 80 hectares per year in Croatia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Colombia and Croatia?
- 60 hectares per year, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Croatia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Croatia rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Croatia ranks 59th of 106 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 Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.