Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Colombia
Colombia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 53.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
53.6%
World rank
47th
of 219 countries
All-time high
58.7%
in 1990
All-time low
53.6%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Colombia stood at 53.6%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Colombia peaked at 58.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2025.
That places Colombia 47th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.7% | — |
| 2000 | 56.4% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 53.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 58.7% | 58.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 55.0% | 55.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.6% | 54.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 44 Latvia 55.7% compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 53.9% compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 53.8% compare
- 48 Cayman Islands 53.0% compare
- 49 Northern Mariana Islands 53.0% compare
- 50 Peru 52.5% 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0117 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 24.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0035 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Colombia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Colombia was 53.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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