Argentina vs Colombia: Share of global annual deforestation

Argentina

2.3%

in 2020

Colombia

1.6%

in 2020

Argentina rank

9th

Colombia rank

12th

Share of global annual deforestation over time

Argentina currently reports 2.3% against 1.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.5 times Colombia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 9th and Colombia ranks 12th of 112 countries.

Indicator: Share of global annual deforestation
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.