Annual change forest area in Colombia
Colombia: Annual change forest area was -133,284 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-133,284
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
222nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
-93,595
in 2011
All-time low
-253,246
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Colombia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Colombia is -133,284, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Colombia peaked at -93,595 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -253,246, 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.
Annual change forest area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -253,246 | — |
| 1992 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -253,246 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -113,860 | -55.0% |
| 2002 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -113,860 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -93,595 | -17.8% |
| 2012 | -93,595 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -93,595 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -93,595 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -93,595 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -168,096 | +79.6% |
| 2017 | -168,096 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -168,096 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -168,096 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -168,096 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -133,284 | -20.7% |
| 2022 | -133,284 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -133,284 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -133,284 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -133,284 | -0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -133,284 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 6058.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -253,246 | -253,246 | -253,246 | 9 |
| 2000s | -127,799 | -253,246 | -113,860 | 10 |
| 2010s | -125,422 | -168,096 | -93,595 | 10 |
| 2020s | -139,086 | -168,096 | -133,284 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6607 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 32.42 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Colombia?
- Annual change forest area in Colombia was -133,284 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -93,595 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -253,246 in 1991.
- How does Colombia rank for annual change forest area?
- Colombia ranks 222nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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