What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Belgium and Colombia?

87,740 thousands of hectares, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Colombia?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Colombia: Forest certified for sustainable use

Belgium

294,780 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Colombia

207,040 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Belgium rank

55th

Colombia rank

56th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Belgium
Colombia

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 294,780 thousands of hectares against 207,040 thousands of hectares in Colombia, a difference of 87,740 thousands of hectares.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Belgium ranks 55th and Colombia ranks 56th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Colombia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	125,220 thousands of hectares	43,565 thousands of hectares	81,655 thousands of hectares	Belgium
2010s	318,772 thousands of hectares	135,065 thousands of hectares	183,707 thousands of hectares	Belgium
2020s	306,002 thousands of hectares	191,614 thousands of hectares	114,388 thousands of hectares	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Belgium or Colombia?: Belgium, at 294,780 thousands of hectares against 207,040 thousands of hectares in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Belgium and Colombia?: 87,740 thousands of hectares, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Colombia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Colombia rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Belgium ranks 55th and Colombia ranks 56th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).