Forest land — Share in Land area in Colombia
Colombia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 53.71 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 53.71 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Colombia peaked at 58.68 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.71 %, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 55th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.68 % | — |
| 1991 | 58.45 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 58.22 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 57.99 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 57.76 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 57.54 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 57.31 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 57.08 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 56.85 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 56.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 56.4 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 56.19 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 56.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 55.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.88 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.78 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 55.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 55.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 55.28 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 55.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 55.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 54.49 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 54.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 53.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.71 % | -0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 53.71 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 53.71 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2 %, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.65 % | 56.62 % | 58.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.93 % | 55.47 % | 56.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.92 % | 54.34 % | 55.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.95 % | 53.71 % | 54.19 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 52 Jamaica 56.55 % compare
- 53 Latvia 55.61 % compare
- 54 Saint Lucia 53.75 % compare
- 56 Marshall Islands 53.65 % compare
- 57 Micronesia 53.51 % compare
- 58 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 53.44 % 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)
- 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 — share in land area in Colombia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Colombia was 53.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.68 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.71 % in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 — Share in 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.