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Belize vs Panama: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Belize
11,725 hectares
in 2024
Panama
15,692 hectares
in 2024
Belize rank
43rd
Panama rank
40th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Belize
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 15,692 hectares against 11,725 hectares in Belize, a difference of 3,966 hectares.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Panama ahead.

Belize ranks 43rd and Panama ranks 40th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.