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.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +146.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -46.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +55.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -98.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- 64 Liechtenstein 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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.