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Forest cover — Colombia

Forest cover in Colombia in 2023 — 52.77%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.78 pp.

2023 52.77% −0.18 pp vs 2022
World rank 43of 213
Period maximum 58.55%1990
Period minimum 52.77%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Colombia, 1990–202352545658601990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 58.55%1991: 58.35%1992: 58.15%1993: 57.95%1994: 57.75%1995: 57.55%1996: 57.35%1997: 57.14%1998: 56.94%1999: 56.74%2000: 56.54%2001: 56.37%2002: 56.2%2003: 56.02%2004: 55.85%2005: 55.68%2006: 55.5%2007: 55.33%2008: 55.15%2009: 54.98%2010: 54.81%2011: 54.69%2012: 54.56%2013: 54.44%2014: 54.32%2015: 54.2%2016: 54.04%2017: 53.84%2018: 53.66%2019: 53.48%2020: 53.31%2021: 53.13%2022: 52.95%2023: 52.77%
Change over the period: −5.78 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 52.77%
World 31.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 46.11%
South America computed 47.73%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 52.77 −0.18 pp
2022 52.95 −0.18 pp
2021 53.13 −0.18 pp
2020 53.31 −0.18 pp
2019 53.48 −0.18 pp
2018 53.66 −0.18 pp
2017 53.84 −0.2 pp
2016 54.04 −0.16 pp
2015 54.2 −0.12 pp
2014 54.32 −0.12 pp
2013 54.44 −0.12 pp
2012 54.56 −0.12 pp
2011 54.69 −0.12 pp
2010 54.81 −0.17 pp
2009 54.98 −0.17 pp
2008 55.15 −0.17 pp
2007 55.33 −0.17 pp
2006 55.5 −0.17 pp
2005 55.68 −0.17 pp
2004 55.85 −0.17 pp
2003 56.02 −0.17 pp
2002 56.2 −0.17 pp
2001 56.37 −0.17 pp
2000 56.54 −0.2 pp
1999 56.74 −0.2 pp
1998 56.94 −0.2 pp
1997 57.14 −0.2 pp
1996 57.35 −0.2 pp
1995 57.55 −0.2 pp
1994 57.75 −0.2 pp
1993 57.95 −0.2 pp
1992 58.15 −0.2 pp
1991 58.35 −0.2 pp
1990 58.55 —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SR Suriname 94.45 GY Guyana 87.09 BR Brazil 58.98 PE Peru 56.1 CO Colombia 52.77 VE Venezuela 52.23 EC Ecuador 49.55 BO Bolivia 46.35 PY Paraguay 38.54 CL Chile 25.01 UY Uruguay 11.96 AR Argentina 10.32
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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