Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Colombia
Colombia: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 61.62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61.62
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 240 countries
All-time high
61.62
in 2024
All-time low
29.89
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Colombia stood at 61.62. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Colombia peaked at 61.62 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.89, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 71st of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.89 | — |
| 2001 | 29.89 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.92 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 29.92 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.19 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 31.49 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 33.01 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 35.55 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 38.59 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 40.85 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 41.27 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 42.88 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 42.98 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.9 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 45.98 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 49.52 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 51.33 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 53.99 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 56.42 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 60.19 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 60.86 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 60.91 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 60.94 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.94 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.62 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 61.62 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 61.62 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 61.62 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.93 | 29.89 | 40.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.85 | 41.27 | 60.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.15 | 60.86 | 61.62 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 68 Montenegro 63.06 compare
- 69 Christmas Island 62.99 compare
- 70 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 62.47 compare
- 72 Mali 61.58 compare
- 73 Burundi 61.3 compare
- 74 Uganda 60.16 compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6607 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 32.42 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Colombia?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Colombia was 61.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.62 in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.89 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Colombia ranks 71st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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