Colombia vs Middle Africa: Forest land — Area

Colombia
59,457 1000 ha
in 2025
Middle Africa
318,172 1000 ha
in 2025
Colombia rank
15th
Middle Africa rank
14th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072025

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 318,172 1000 ha against 59,457 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 258,715 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 5.4 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 15th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 63,963 1000 ha 357,946 1000 ha 293,983 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 62,058 1000 ha 346,076 1000 ha 284,018 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 60,936 1000 ha 331,009 1000 ha 270,073 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 59,790 1000 ha 320,885 1000 ha 261,095 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Colombia or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 318,172 1000 ha against 59,457 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Colombia and Middle Africa?
258,715 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Middle Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
Colombia ranks 15th and Middle Africa ranks 14th 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.