El Salvador vs Panama: Annual deforestation
El Salvador
4,940 hectares per year
in 2020
Panama
5,430 hectares per year
in 2020
El Salvador rank
50th
Panama rank
48th
Annual deforestation over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 5,430 hectares per year against 4,940 hectares per year in El Salvador, a difference of 490 hectares per year.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 50th and Panama ranks 48th of 112 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,900 hectares per year | 18,950 hectares per year | 9,050 hectares per year | Panama |
| 2000s | 9,900 hectares per year | 13,730 hectares per year | 3,830 hectares per year | Panama |
| 2010s | 4,940 hectares per year | 5,675 hectares per year | 735 hectares per year | Panama |
| 2020s | 4,940 hectares per year | 5,430 hectares per year | 490 hectares per year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 5,430 hectares per year against 4,940 hectares per year in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation between El Salvador and Panama?
- 490 hectares per year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for annual deforestation?
- El Salvador ranks 50th and Panama ranks 48th of 112 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 deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.