Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Colombia
Colombia: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 581,166 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 581,166 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Colombia peaked at 648,611 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 581,166 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 13th of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 648,611 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 646,320 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 644,029 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 641,737 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 639,446 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 637,155 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 634,863 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 632,572 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 630,281 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 627,989 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 625,698 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 623,555 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 621,411 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 619,268 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 617,125 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 614,981 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 612,838 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 610,695 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 608,552 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 606,408 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 604,265 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 602,833 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 601,402 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 599,970 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 598,538 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 597,107 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 595,321 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 593,124 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 591,131 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 589,138 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 587,145 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 585,152 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 583,159 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 581,166 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 581,166 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 21.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 581,166 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 24.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 638,300 Square kilometres | 627,989 Square kilometres | 648,611 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 616,053 Square kilometres | 606,408 Square kilometres | 625,698 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 597,283 Square kilometres | 589,138 Square kilometres | 604,265 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 584,156 Square kilometres | 581,166 Square kilometres | 587,145 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 10 Mexico 651,985 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Moldova 1,677 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 2,969 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Angola 641,552 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Lesotho 258.5 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Micronesia 503 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Netherlands 367.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 136.8 Square kilometres compare
- 12 India 595,425 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Bolivia 501,437 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Venezuela 447,120 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Zambia 441,980 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Colombia?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Colombia was 581,166 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 648,611 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 581,166 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating 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 — Naturally regenerating 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