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 17th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,103 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 64,850 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 64,596 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 64,343 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 64,090 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 63,837 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 63,583 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 63,330 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 63,077 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 62,824 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 62,570 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 62,456 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62,343 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 62,229 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 62,115 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 62,001 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 61,887 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61,773 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 61,660 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61,546 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61,432 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 61,338 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61,245 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 61,151 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 61,057 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 60,964 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 60,796 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 60,628 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 60,460 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 60,291 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 60,123 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 59,990 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59,857 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 59,723 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 59,590 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 59,457 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 59,457 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 25.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 59,457 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 91.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 17th out of 249 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.