Colombia vs Eastern Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Colombia
58,916 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Africa
189,589 1000 ha
in 2025
Colombia rank
15th
Eastern Africa rank
17th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Colombia
  • Eastern Africa
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How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 189,589 1000 ha against 58,916 1000 ha in Colombia, a difference of 130,673 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.2 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 15th and Eastern Africa ranks 17th of 222 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 63,835 1000 ha 220,785 1000 ha 156,950 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2000s 61,781 1000 ha 208,771 1000 ha 146,990 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 60,473 1000 ha 200,985 1000 ha 140,512 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 59,249 1000 ha 192,386 1000 ha 133,137 1000 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Colombia or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 189,589 1000 ha against 58,916 1000 ha in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Colombia and Eastern Africa?
130,673 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
Colombia ranks 15th and Eastern Africa ranks 17th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.