French Guiana vs Panama: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
French Guiana
-0.1%
in 2025
Panama
-0.1%
in 2025
French Guiana rank
158th
Panama rank
161st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- French Guiana
- Panama
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, French Guiana has been ahead every year.
French Guiana ranks 158th and Panama ranks 161st of 228 countries.
French Guiana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.3% | French Guiana |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | French Guiana |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | French Guiana |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | French Guiana |
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, French Guiana or Panama?
- French Guiana, 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 French Guiana and Panama?
- 0.0%, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do French Guiana and Panama rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- French Guiana ranks 158th 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
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.