Norway vs Panama: Annual change in forest area
Norway
-2,434 hectares
in 2025
Panama
-3,014 hectares
in 2025
Norway rank
173rd
Panama rank
174th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Norway
- Panama
How they compare
Norway currently reports -2,434 hectares against -3,014 hectares in Panama, a difference of 580 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 173rd and Panama ranks 174th of 235 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,839 hectares | -16,526 hectares | 14,687 hectares | Norway |
| 2000s | -4,611 hectares | -11,926 hectares | 7,315 hectares | Norway |
| 2010s | -3,097 hectares | -5,535 hectares | 2,439 hectares | Norway |
| 2020s | -2,434 hectares | -3,014 hectares | 580.03 hectares | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Norway or Panama?
- Norway, at -2,434 hectares against -3,014 hectares in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Norway and Panama?
- 580 hectares, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Panama rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Norway ranks 173rd and Panama ranks 174th of 235 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 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.