Annual change in forest area in Colombia
Colombia: Annual change in forest area was -133,284 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in Colombia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Colombia is -133,284 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Colombia peaked at -93,595 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -253,246 hectares, in 1991.
That places Colombia 222nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -253,246 hectares | -253,246 hectares | -253,246 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -127,799 hectares | -253,246 hectares | -113,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -125,422 hectares | -168,096 hectares | -93,595 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -139,086 hectares | -168,096 hectares | -133,284 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Colombia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 217.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 58.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0649 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 94.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0398 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1875 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Colombia?
- Annual change in forest area in Colombia was -133,284 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -93,595 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -253,246 hectares in 1991.
- How does Colombia rank for annual change in forest area?
- Colombia ranks 222nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.