Panama vs Vanuatu: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Panama
-3,014 hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
-2,384 hectares
in 2025
Panama rank
174th
Vanuatu rank
172nd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Panama
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports -2,384 hectares against -3,014 hectares in Panama, a difference of 630 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 174th and Vanuatu ranks 172nd of 235 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -16,526 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 14,142 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | -11,926 hectares | -2,385 hectares | 9,541 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | -5,535 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 3,151 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | -3,014 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 630.04 hectares | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at -2,384 hectares against -3,014 hectares in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Panama and Vanuatu?
- 630 hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Vanuatu rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Panama ranks 174th and Vanuatu ranks 172nd 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.