Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Colombia: Forest land — Area

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
54,370 1000 ha
in 2025
Colombia
59,457 1000 ha
in 2025
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank
18th
Colombia rank
17th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Colombia
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 59,457 1000 ha against 54,370 1000 ha in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), a difference of 5,087 1000 ha.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 18th and Colombia ranks 17th of 249 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Colombia Difference Ahead
1990s 60,565 1000 ha 63,963 1000 ha 3,399 1000 ha Colombia
2000s 58,372 1000 ha 62,058 1000 ha 3,686 1000 ha Colombia
2010s 56,707 1000 ha 60,936 1000 ha 4,229 1000 ha Colombia
2020s 54,970 1000 ha 59,790 1000 ha 4,820 1000 ha Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) or Colombia?
Colombia, at 59,457 1000 ha against 54,370 1000 ha in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Colombia?
5,087 1000 ha, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Colombia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Colombia rank globally for forest land — area?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 18th and Colombia ranks 17th of 249 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
281 places, 9,790 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.