Colombia vs Peru: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 67,160 1000 ha against 59,457 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 7,703 1000 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 17th and Peru ranks 14th of 249 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 | 63,963 1000 ha | 75,691 1000 ha | 11,728 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2000s | 62,058 1000 ha | 72,698 1000 ha | 10,640 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2010s | 60,936 1000 ha | 69,824 1000 ha | 8,888 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 59,790 1000 ha | 67,908 1000 ha | 8,118 1000 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 67,160 1000 ha against 59,457 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Colombia and Peru?
- 7,703 1000 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for forest land — area?
- Colombia ranks 17th and Peru ranks 14th 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
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.