Colombia vs Zambia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

Colombia
-0.2%
in 2025
Zambia
-0.2%
in 2025
Colombia rank
176th
Zambia rank
175th

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Zambia
-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.1199120082025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.

Colombia ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 175th of 227 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4% -0.1% 0.3% Zambia
2000s -0.2% -0.1% 0.1% Zambia
2010s -0.2% -0.3% 0.1% Colombia
2020s -0.2% -0.2% 0.0% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Zambia?
Zambia, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Zambia?
0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
Colombia ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 175th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
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
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.