Share of annual global forest expansion in Colombia
Colombia: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in Colombia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Colombia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 66th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 63 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 65 Chad 0.0% compare
- 67 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 69 Djibouti 0.0% compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 217.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 58.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0649 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 94.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0398 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1875 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Colombia?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Colombia was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.