Environment in Colombia

2,784 indicators covering environment for Colombia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 492,044 t 2023 up 0.4% 26th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 98.51 kg/ha 2023 down 30.7% 34th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 109,100 t 2023 down 0.7% 10th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 21.84 kg/ha 2023 down 31.5% 21st
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 351,816 t 2023 down 13.4% 13th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 70.43 kg/ha 2023 down 40.2% 26th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 39.12 % 2023 up 5.2% 126th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 30.71 % 2023 up 12.1% 160th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 38.84 % 2023 up 18.4% 139th
Arable land use per person 0.0487 hectares per person 2023 up 52.9% 149th
Forest area 59.46 million hectares 2025 down 2.5% 13th
Share of global forest area 1.4% 2025 down 1.5% 13th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.7208 2023 up 5.0% 116th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 91.6% 149th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0127 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 350.6% 85th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 343.4% 84th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 76.1% 124th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.9% 36th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.7% 38th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 13.6% 23rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.8% 43rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.0% 46th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.9% 61st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.8% 63rd
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.1% 9th
Plywood and LVL — Production 134,492 m3 2024 up 136.0% 48th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 11.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 167.3% 59th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 67.3% 122nd
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 61.3% 121st
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0018 1000 USD per person 2024 up 13.4% 68th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0022 t per person 2024 up 86.7% 63rd
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 64.5% 86th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0244 t per square kilometre 2023 down 66.5% 86th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 14.2% 39th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 1.25 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 44.6% 51st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.6% 67th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 13.9% 17th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year 2024 down 65.9% 41st
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -28.25 % change on previous year 2024 down 178.7% 141st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 488 t 2024 down 67.3% 45th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 482 1000 USD 2024 down 70.3% 44th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 114.6% 79th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0829 m3 per person 2024 down 43.1% 116th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.1091 m3 per person 2024 down 45.3% 113th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1023 m3 per person 2024 down 47.6% 125th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.1383 m3 per person 2024 down 49.5% 126th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 17.38 % change on previous year 2024 up 248.6% 50th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 216,865 t 2024 up 33.9% 33rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 173,869 1000 USD 2024 up 44.9% 32nd
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 21.7% 78th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0724 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 72.8% 73rd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.7% 62nd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.6% 57th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 90,005 t 2024 down 24.8% 42nd
Recovered paper — Import value 26,201 1000 USD 2024 down 20.6% 40th
Annual change in forest area -133,284 hectares 2025 down 42.4% 222nd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.2% 2025 down 46.0% 177th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.2% 2025 down 46.0% 176th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -133,284 hectares 2025 down 42.4% 222nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 down 65.5% 54th