Agriculture-driven deforestation in Colombia
Colombia: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 189,845 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Colombia, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 189,845 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Colombia peaked at 381,192 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 108,247 hectares, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 190,962 hectares | 108,247 hectares | 248,353 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 213,811 hectares | 120,451 hectares | 381,192 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,688 hectares | 170,226 hectares | 287,415 hectares | 5 |
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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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Colombia?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Colombia was 189,845 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 381,192 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,247 hectares in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Colombia ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.