Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Colombia
Colombia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -133,284 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-133,284 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
222nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
-93,595 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
-253,246 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Colombia stood at -133,284 hectares.
That represents a change of down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Colombia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -253,246 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -253,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -113,860 hectares | -55.0% |
| 2002 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -113,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -93,595 hectares | -17.8% |
| 2012 | -93,595 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -93,595 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -93,595 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -93,595 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -168,096 hectares | +79.6% |
| 2017 | -168,096 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -168,096 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -168,096 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -168,096 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -133,284 hectares | -20.7% |
| 2022 | -133,284 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -133,284 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -133,284 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -133,284 hectares | -0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -133,284 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 6058.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
- 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Colombia?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -93,595 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -253,246 hectares in 1991.
- How does Colombia rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Colombia ranks 222nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.