Colombia vs Latvia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Colombia
53.6%
in 2025
Latvia
55.7%
in 2025
Colombia rank
58th
Latvia rank
55th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Colombia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 55.7% against 53.6% in Colombia, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Latvia ranks 55th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 51.0% | 7.7% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 52.1% | 4.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 54.4% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 55.4% | 1.6% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Colombia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 55.7% against 53.6% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Colombia and Latvia?
- 2.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latvia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Latvia rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Latvia ranks 55th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.