Colombia vs Venezuela: Forest area
Colombia
585,441 sq. km
in 2023
Venezuela
460,729 sq. km
in 2023
Colombia rank
13th
Venezuela rank
15th
Forest area over time
- Colombia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 585,441 sq. km against 460,729 sq. km in Venezuela, a difference of 124,712 sq. km.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Globally, Colombia ranks 13th and Venezuela ranks 15th 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.