Annual forest expansion in Colombia
Colombia: Annual forest expansion was 140 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion in Colombia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual forest expansion in Colombia is 140 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Colombia peaked at 24,800 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 140 hectares per year, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 66th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Colombia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,870 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 24,800 hectares per year | +261.0% |
| 2010 | 9,580 hectares per year | -61.4% |
| 2015 | 15,770 hectares per year | +64.6% |
| 2020 | 140 hectares per year | -99.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 140 hectares per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,420 hectares per year, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 140 hectares per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,870 hectares per year | 6,870 hectares per year | 6,870 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 24,800 hectares per year | 24,800 hectares per year | 24,800 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,675 hectares per year | 9,580 hectares per year | 15,770 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 140 hectares per year | 140 hectares per year | 140 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 63 Democratic Republic of Congo 610 hectares per year compare
- 64 Liechtenstein 400 hectares per year compare
- 65 Chad 300 hectares per year compare
- 67 Comoros 100 hectares per year compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 60 hectares per year compare
- 69 Djibouti 50 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Colombia
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Colombia?
- Annual forest expansion in Colombia was 140 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,800 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 140 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for annual forest expansion?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).