Angola vs Colombia: Forest land — Area

Angola
63,262 1000 ha
in 2025
Colombia
59,457 1000 ha
in 2025
Angola rank
14th
Colombia rank
15th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Angola
  • Colombia
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072025

How they compare

Angola currently reports 63,262 1000 ha against 59,457 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 3,805 1000 ha.

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 14th and Colombia ranks 15th of 231 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 76,849 1000 ha 63,963 1000 ha 12,886 1000 ha Angola
2000s 73,718 1000 ha 62,058 1000 ha 11,660 1000 ha Angola
2010s 68,618 1000 ha 60,936 1000 ha 7,682 1000 ha Angola
2020s 64,537 1000 ha 59,790 1000 ha 4,747 1000 ha Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Angola or Colombia?
Angola, at 63,262 1000 ha against 59,457 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Angola and Colombia?
3,805 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Angola ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 15th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.