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Geography>
Colombia
Surface area (square km)
1,140,619
(2021)
[5/38countries]
Land area (sq. km)
1,109,500
(2021)
[5/38countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area)
38.5%
(2021)
[23/38countries]
Forest area (sq. km)
589,426
(2021)
[5/38countries]
Forest area (% of land area)
53.1%
(2021)
[9/38countries]
Coastline (km)
3,208
(2019)
[19/38countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
2.3%
(2015)
[19/32countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
24.5
(1961-1990)
[2/38countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
3,240
(2020)
[1/38countries]
Biodiversity>
Colombia
Bird species, threatened
126
(2018)
[1/38countries]
Fish species, threatened
99
(2018)
[5/38countries]
Mammal species, threatened
58
(2018)
[3/38countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened
268
(2018)
[3/38countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
14.8%
(2018)
[30/38countries]
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
17.1%
(2018)
[16/32countries]
Animals, environment and mankind>
Colombia
Environment and economy>
Colombia
Environmental protection>
Colombia
Environmental Performance Index (world ranking)
63
(2024)
[35/38countries]
CO2 and climate change>
Colombia
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
79,058
(2020)
[18/38countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
1.55
(2020)
[37/38countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
0.103
(2020)
[29/38countries]
Energy>
Colombia
Coal supply per capita (kg)
173
(2020)
[18/32countries]
Crude oil supply per capita (kg)
338
(2020)
[29/31countries]
Natural gas supply per capita (million J)
9,560
(2020)
[30/31countries]
Primary energy sufficiency ratio
540.3%
(2020)
[2/27countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh)
1,583
(2020)
[32/32countries]
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total
36.9%
(2020)
[21/32countries]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
62.8%
(2020)
[3/31countries]
Nuclear and radioactivity>
Colombia
Environmental pollution>
Colombia
Waste and cleanness>
Colombia
Municipal waste (kg per capita)
242
(2018)
[36/36countries]
Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%)
18%
(2020)
[38/38countries]