Colombia vs Peru: Forest land — Area

Colombia
59,457 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
67,160 1000 ha
in 2025
Colombia rank
15th
Peru rank
12th

Forest land — Area over time

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

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 15th and Peru ranks 12th of 231 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 15th and Peru ranks 12th 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.