Colombia's forest cover fell from 57.7 % in 1994 to 52.8 % in 2023.
Colombia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Colombia's forest area fell from 640,691 km in 1994 to 585,441 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
104th of 213 · 22nd in Latin America
Colombia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 23.1 % in 2013 to 17.2 % in 2025.
Colombia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 40.4 % in 1994 to 36.5 % in 2023.
Colombia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 2.6 % in 1994 to 2.3 % in 2023.
Air
Colombia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 30.1 in 1994 to 18.4 in 2023.
Water
Colombia's water stress rose from 0.4 % in 2000 to 1.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
13th of 181 · 5th in Latin America
Colombia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 62,280 in 1993 to 41,459 in 2022.
Access
Colombia's safe drinking water rose from 67.7 % in 2000 to 74.3 % in 2024.
Colombia's safe sanitation rose from 15.8 % in 2000 to 18.7 % in 2024.