Panama vs Senegal: Annual afforestation
Panama
2,420 hectares per year
in 2020
Senegal
2,360 hectares per year
in 2020
Panama rank
34th
Senegal rank
35th
Annual afforestation over time
- Panama
- Senegal
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2,420 hectares per year against 2,360 hectares per year in Senegal, a difference of 60 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 35th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,420 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2,420 hectares per year | Panama |
| 2000s | 2,310 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 50 hectares per year | Senegal |
| 2010s | 980 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 1,380 hectares per year | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2,420 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 60 hectares per year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Panama or Senegal?
- Panama, at 2,420 hectares per year against 2,360 hectares per year in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Panama and Senegal?
- 60 hectares per year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Senegal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Senegal rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Panama ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 35th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.