Colombia vs Paraguay: Annual change in forest area
Colombia
-133,284 hectares
in 2025
Paraguay
-163,710 hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
222nd
Paraguay rank
224th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Colombia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Colombia currently reports -133,284 hectares against -163,710 hectares in Paraguay, a difference of 30,426 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 222nd and Paraguay ranks 224th of 235 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -253,246 hectares | -376,997 hectares | 123,751 hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | -127,799 hectares | -376,996 hectares | 249,197 hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | -125,422 hectares | -315,006 hectares | 189,584 hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | -139,086 hectares | -178,216 hectares | 39,130 hectares | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Colombia or Paraguay?
- Colombia, at -133,284 hectares against -163,710 hectares in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Colombia and Paraguay?
- 30,426 hectares, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Paraguay rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Colombia ranks 222nd and Paraguay ranks 224th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.