Colombia vs Peru: Forest area
Colombia
585,441 sq. km
in 2023
Peru
718,119 sq. km
in 2023
Colombia rank
13th
Peru rank
10th
Forest area over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 718,119 sq. km against 585,441 sq. km in Colombia, a difference of 132,678 sq. km.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Globally, Colombia ranks 13th and Peru ranks 10th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.