Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Colombia
Colombia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.91 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Colombia stood at 0.91 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Colombia peaked at 0.91 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.15 %, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2 % | 0.15 % | 0.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.449 % | 0.26 % | 0.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.76 % | 0.67 % | 0.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.905 % | 0.9 % | 0.91 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 — share in forest land in Colombia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Colombia was 0.91 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 % in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Colombia ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.