Which has higher forest area, Bolivia or Colombia?

Colombia, at 585,441 sq. km against 502,063 sq. km in Bolivia as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Bolivia and Colombia?

83,378 sq. km, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Colombia: Forest area

Bolivia

502,063 sq. km

in 2023

Colombia

585,441 sq. km

in 2023

Bolivia rank

14th

Colombia rank

13th

Forest area over time

Bolivia
Colombia

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 585,441 sq. km against 502,063 sq. km in Bolivia, a difference of 83,378 sq. km.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 13th of 213 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Colombia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	565,882 sq. km	639,580 sq. km	73,697 sq. km	Colombia
2000s	541,945 sq. km	618,680 sq. km	76,736 sq. km	Colombia
2010s	520,870 sq. km	601,408 sq. km	80,539 sq. km	Colombia
2020s	505,193 sq. km	588,430 sq. km	83,236 sq. km	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bolivia or Colombia?: Colombia, at 585,441 sq. km against 502,063 sq. km in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Bolivia and Colombia?: 83,378 sq. km, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for forest area?: Bolivia ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 13th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.