15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Colombia
Colombia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 227,868 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Colombia is 227,868 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Colombia peaked at 234,306 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 227,868 km2, in 2021.
Colombia ranks 7th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Colombia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 234,306 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 233,093 km2 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 231,796 km2 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 229,914 km2 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 228,687 km2 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 227,868 km2 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 233,700 km2 | 233,093 km2 | 234,306 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 230,132 km2 | 228,687 km2 | 231,796 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 227,868 km2 | 227,868 km2 | 227,868 km2 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Colombia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Colombia was 227,868 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 234,306 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 227,868 km2 in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Colombia ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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