Colombia vs Venezuela: Forest area
Colombia
59.46 million hectares
in 2025
Venezuela
47.09 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
13th
Venezuela rank
15th
Forest area over time
- Colombia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 59.46 million hectares against 47.09 million hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 12.37 million hectares.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 13th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 235 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.96 million hectares | 49.92 million hectares | 14.04 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2000s | 62.06 million hectares | 48.85 million hectares | 13.21 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2010s | 60.94 million hectares | 47.92 million hectares | 13.01 million hectares | Colombia |
| 2020s | 59.79 million hectares | 47.21 million hectares | 12.58 million hectares | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Colombia or Venezuela?
- Colombia, at 59.46 million hectares against 47.09 million hectares in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Colombia and Venezuela?
- 12.37 million hectares, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Venezuela rank globally for forest area?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Venezuela ranks 15th 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.