Colombia vs Peru: Forest area
Colombia
59,457 ha th
in 2025
Peru
67,160 ha th
in 2025
Colombia rank
12th
Peru rank
9th
Forest area over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 67,160 ha th against 59,457 ha th in Colombia, a difference of 7,703 ha th.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 12th and Peru ranks 9th of 212 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 | 65,103 ha th | 77,038 ha th | 11,935 ha th | Peru |
| 2000s | 62,570 ha th | 74,044 ha th | 11,474 ha th | Peru |
| 2010s | 61,198 ha th | 70,303 ha th | 9,105 ha th | Peru |
| 2020s | 59,790 ha th | 67,908 ha th | 8,118 ha th | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 67,160 ha th against 59,457 ha th in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Colombia and Peru?
- 7,703 ha th, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for forest area?
- Colombia ranks 12th and Peru ranks 9th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.