Which has higher forest area, Bolivia or Colombia?

Colombia, at 594,569 sq. km against 543,703 sq. km in Bolivia as of 2025.

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

50,866 sq. km, with Colombia ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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 (sq. km)

Bolivia

543,703 sq. km

in 2025

Colombia

594,569 sq. km

in 2025

Bolivia rank

14th

Colombia rank

13th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Bolivia
Colombia

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 594,569 sq. km against 543,703 sq. km in Bolivia, a difference of 50,866 sq. km.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 13th of 214 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	605,645 sq. km	639,632 sq. km	33,987 sq. km	Colombia
2000s	583,722 sq. km	620,580 sq. km	36,858 sq. km	Colombia
2010s	567,073 sq. km	609,361 sq. km	42,288 sq. km	Colombia
2020s	549,697 sq. km	597,901 sq. km	48,204 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 594,569 sq. km against 543,703 sq. km in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Bolivia and Colombia?: 50,866 sq. km, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for forest area?: Bolivia ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 13th of 214 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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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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.