South Korea vs Panama: Annual change in forest area
South Korea
-3,774 hectares
in 2025
Panama
-3,014 hectares
in 2025
South Korea rank
177th
Panama rank
174th
Annual change in forest area over time
- South Korea
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -3,014 hectares against -3,774 hectares in South Korea, a difference of 760 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 177th and Panama ranks 174th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,500 hectares | -16,526 hectares | 9,026 hectares | South Korea |
| 2000s | -8,760 hectares | -11,926 hectares | 3,166 hectares | South Korea |
| 2010s | -9,010 hectares | -5,535 hectares | 3,475 hectares | Panama |
| 2020s | -4,445 hectares | -3,014 hectares | 1,431 hectares | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, South Korea or Panama?
- Panama, at -3,014 hectares against -3,774 hectares in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between South Korea and Panama?
- 760 hectares, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Panama rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- South Korea ranks 177th and Panama ranks 174th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.