Planted Forest — Area in Colombia
Colombia: Planted Forest — Area was 541.12 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 541.12 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Colombia peaked at 541.12 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Colombia 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127.92 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 158.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 277.29 1000 ha | 165.7 1000 ha | 388.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 462.97 1000 ha | 413.67 1000 ha | 524.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 540.77 1000 ha | 540.43 1000 ha | 541.12 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Colombia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,087 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,112 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.66 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,129 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,473 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,944 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Colombia?
- Planted forest — area in Colombia was 541.12 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 541.12 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for planted forest — area?
- Colombia ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.