French Guiana vs Panama: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

French Guiana
-0.1%
in 2025
Panama
-0.1%
in 2025
French Guiana rank
157th
Panama rank
160th

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time

  • French Guiana
  • Panama
-0.3-0.2-0.1-0199120082025

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 157th and Panama ranks 160th of 227 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 vs. gdp per capita, 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 vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
French Guiana ranks 157th and Panama ranks 160th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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 vs. GDP per capita
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
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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