Bangladesh vs Panama: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Bangladesh
-0.1%
in 2025
Panama
-0.1%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
159th
Panama rank
161st

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Panama
-0.3-0.2-0.1199120082025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 159th and Panama ranks 161st of 228 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Panama Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3% -0.3% 0.0% Bangladesh
2000s -0.2% -0.3% 0.1% Bangladesh
2010s -0.1% -0.1% 0.1% Bangladesh
2020s -0.1% -0.1% 0.0% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Bangladesh or Panama?
Bangladesh, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Bangladesh and Panama?
0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Panama?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Panama rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
Bangladesh ranks 159th and Panama ranks 161st of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.