Nicaragua vs Panama: Forest area
Nicaragua
4.78 million hectares
in 2025
Panama
4.61 million hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
74th
Panama rank
76th
Forest area over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.78 million hectares against 4.61 million hectares in Panama, a difference of 166,090 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 74th and Panama ranks 76th of 235 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.65 million hectares | 4.88 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.66 million hectares | 4.74 million hectares | 919,348 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.01 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 361,666 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 4.84 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | 213,870 hectares | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Nicaragua, at 4.78 million hectares against 4.61 million hectares in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 166,090 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for forest area?
- Nicaragua ranks 74th and Panama ranks 76th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.