Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Colombia
Colombia: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 40.0% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Colombia peaked at 40.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 68th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.9% | — |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +60.4% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +68.5% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +18.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 40.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 40.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.0%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 24.0% | 44.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 33.9% | 40.0% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Colombia?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Colombia was 40.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).