Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Colombia
Colombia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 541,120 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Colombia is 541,120 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Colombia peaked at 541,120 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97,000 hectares, in 1990.
That places Colombia 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127,915 hectares | 97,000 hectares | 158,830 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,286 hectares | 165,700 hectares | 388,873 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 462,967 hectares | 413,670 hectares | 524,656 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 540,775 hectares | 540,430 hectares | 541,120 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Colombia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Colombia was 541,120 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 541,120 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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