Land use hidden — Forest in Colombia
Colombia: Land use hidden — Forest was 585,441 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 585,441 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Colombia peaked at 649,581 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 585,441 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 649,581 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 647,359 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 645,136 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 642,914 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 640,691 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 638,468 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 636,246 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 634,023 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 631,800 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 629,578 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 627,355 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 625,427 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 623,500 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 621,572 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 619,644 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 617,716 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 615,789 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 613,861 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 611,933 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 610,006 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 608,078 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 606,732 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 605,385 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 604,039 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 602,693 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 601,347 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 599,595 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 597,398 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 595,405 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 593,412 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 591,419 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 589,426 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 587,433 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 585,441 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 585,441 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 20.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 585,441 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 28.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 639,580 Square kilometres | 629,578 Square kilometres | 649,581 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,680 Square kilometres | 610,006 Square kilometres | 627,355 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 601,408 Square kilometres | 593,412 Square kilometres | 608,078 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 588,430 Square kilometres | 585,441 Square kilometres | 591,419 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 10 Lithuania 22,054 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Mauritania 2,964 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Peru 718,119 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Mexico 653,088 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Slovenia 12,317 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 466.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Angola 649,422 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Lesotho 345.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 9,169 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Anguilla 55 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 5,221 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Netherlands 3,723 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Bolivia 502,063 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Micronesia 645.1 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Venezuela 460,729 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Tanzania 443,380 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — forest in Colombia?
- Land use hidden — forest in Colombia was 585,441 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 649,581 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 585,441 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata