Argentina vs Colombia: Forest area
Argentina
46.60 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia
59.46 million hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
16th
Colombia rank
13th
Forest area over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 59.46 million hectares against 46.60 million hectares in Argentina, a difference of 12.86 million hectares.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 13th of 235 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.84 million hectares | 63.96 million hectares | 9.12 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 51.77 million hectares | 62.06 million hectares | 10.29 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 48.64 million hectares | 60.94 million hectares | 12.30 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 47.05 million hectares | 59.79 million hectares | 12.74 million hectares | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 59.46 million hectares against 46.60 million hectares in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Argentina and Colombia?
- 12.86 million hectares, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for forest area?
- Argentina ranks 16th 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.