Colombia's 2025 forest loss hits two-decade low, government says

Colombia achieved its lowest deforestation levels in two decades, with a 31% reduction in forest loss in 2025 compared to the 2021 baseline.

Colombia recorded its lowest deforestation levels ​in two decades between 2022 ​and 2025, with forest loss in ‌2025 ​falling to 119,483 hectares (295,249 acres), the Environment Ministry and the country's Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies said ‌on Friday.

The 2025 figure represents a 31% reduction from the 2021 baseline of 174,000 hectares (429,963 acres), the government said, exceeding its annual 20% reduction target for the ‌fourth consecutive year.