Share of forest area within protected areas in Colombia
Colombia: Share of forest area within protected areas was 21.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Colombia stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Colombia peaked at 21.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1990.
That places Colombia 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.9% | — |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 21.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 21.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 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 | 20.4% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 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 area within protected areas in Colombia?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Colombia was 21.0% 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 area within protected areas recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Colombia ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).