Forest land — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Forest land — Area was 59,457 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Colombia is 59,457 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Colombia peaked at 65,103 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59,457 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Colombia 15th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,963 1000 ha | 62,824 1000 ha | 65,103 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,058 1000 ha | 61,546 1000 ha | 62,570 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,936 1000 ha | 60,291 1000 ha | 61,432 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,790 1000 ha | 59,457 1000 ha | 60,123 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,087 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,112 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.66 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,129 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,473 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,944 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Colombia?
- Forest land — area in Colombia was 59,457 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 65,103 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,457 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for forest land — area?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.