Colombia vs Eastern Africa: Forest land — Area

Colombia
59,457 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Africa
193,802 1000 ha
in 2025
Colombia rank
17th
Eastern Africa rank
19th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Colombia
  • Eastern Africa
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 193,802 1000 ha against 59,457 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 134,345 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.3 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 17th and Eastern Africa ranks 19th of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 63,963 1000 ha 223,376 1000 ha 159,412 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2000s 62,058 1000 ha 211,585 1000 ha 149,527 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 60,936 1000 ha 204,659 1000 ha 143,723 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 59,790 1000 ha 196,517 1000 ha 136,727 1000 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Colombia or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 193,802 1000 ha against 59,457 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Colombia and Eastern Africa?
134,345 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Eastern Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Eastern Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
Colombia ranks 17th and Eastern Africa ranks 19th 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.