Panama vs Papua New Guinea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Panama
-3,014 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-3,750 hectares
in 2025
Panama rank
174th
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Panama currently reports -3,014 hectares against -3,750 hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 736 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 174th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -16,526 hectares | -21,914 hectares | 5,388 hectares | Panama |
| 2000s | -11,926 hectares | -21,918 hectares | 9,992 hectares | Panama |
| 2010s | -5,535 hectares | -12,919 hectares | 7,384 hectares | Panama |
| 2020s | -3,014 hectares | -6,635 hectares | 3,621 hectares | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Panama or Papua New Guinea?
- Panama, at -3,014 hectares against -3,750 hectares in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 736 hectares, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Papua New Guinea rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Panama ranks 174th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.