Colombia vs Venezuela: Imported deforestation

Colombia
7,252 hectares
in 2023
Venezuela
6,867 hectares
in 2023
Colombia rank
38th
Venezuela rank
39th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Colombia
  • Venezuela
10.0k20.0k30.0k200520142023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 7,252 hectares against 6,867 hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 385.74 hectares.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 38th and Venezuela ranks 39th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Imported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.