New Zealand vs Panama: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2020
Panama
0.1%
in 2020
New Zealand rank
52nd
Panama rank
49th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- New Zealand
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 49th of 105 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 deforestation as a share of forest area, New Zealand or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.1% against 0.1% in New Zealand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between New Zealand and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 49th of 105 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 deforestation 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 deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.