Colombia vs Peru: Forest area
Colombia
59.46 million hectares
in 2025
Peru
67.16 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
13th
Peru rank
10th
Forest area over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 67.16 million hectares against 59.46 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 7.70 million hectares.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 13th and Peru ranks 10th of 235 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.96 million hectares | 75.69 million hectares | 11.73 million hectares | Peru |
| 2000s | 62.06 million hectares | 72.70 million hectares | 10.64 million hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | 60.94 million hectares | 69.82 million hectares | 8.89 million hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | 59.79 million hectares | 67.91 million hectares | 8.12 million hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 67.16 million hectares against 59.46 million hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Colombia and Peru?
- 7.70 million hectares, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for forest area?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Peru ranks 10th 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.