South Korea vs Panama: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
South Korea
-0.1%
in 2025
Panama
-0.1%
in 2025
South Korea rank
160th
Panama rank
161st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- South Korea
- Panama
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 160th and Panama ranks 161st of 228 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 | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
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, South Korea or Panama?
- South Korea, 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 South Korea and Panama?
- 0.0%, with South Korea 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 as a share of forest area?
- South Korea ranks 160th 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.