Angola vs Colombia: Forest area
Angola
63.26 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia
59.46 million hectares
in 2025
Angola rank
12th
Colombia rank
13th
Forest area over time
- Angola
- Colombia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 63.26 million hectares against 59.46 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 3.81 million hectares.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 12th and Colombia ranks 13th of 235 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.85 million hectares | 63.96 million hectares | 12.89 million hectares | Angola |
| 2000s | 73.72 million hectares | 62.06 million hectares | 11.66 million hectares | Angola |
| 2010s | 68.62 million hectares | 60.94 million hectares | 7.68 million hectares | Angola |
| 2020s | 64.54 million hectares | 59.79 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Angola or Colombia?
- Angola, at 63.26 million hectares against 59.46 million hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Angola and Colombia?
- 3.81 million hectares, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Colombia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Colombia rank globally for forest area?
- Angola ranks 12th and Colombia ranks 13th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.