Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 58,916 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Colombia stood at 58,916 1000 ha. 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 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Colombia peaked at 65,006 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58,916 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Colombia 17th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,006 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 64,746 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 64,486 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 64,225 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 63,965 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 63,705 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 63,445 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 63,185 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 62,925 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 62,665 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 62,405 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 62,266 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62,127 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 61,989 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 61,850 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 61,711 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 61,573 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61,434 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 61,295 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61,157 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61,018 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 60,915 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 60,812 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 60,709 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 60,605 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 60,502 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 60,318 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 60,134 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 59,951 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 59,767 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 59,583 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 59,449 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59,316 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 59,183 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 59,049 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 58,916 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 58,916 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 24.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 58,916 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 91.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,835 1000 ha | 62,665 1000 ha | 65,006 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,781 1000 ha | 61,157 1000 ha | 62,405 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,473 1000 ha | 59,767 1000 ha | 61,018 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,249 1000 ha | 58,916 1000 ha | 59,583 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Colombia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Colombia was 58,916 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 65,006 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,916 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.