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
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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

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.