Kenya vs Panama: Forest land — Area

Kenya
3,914 1000 ha
in 2025
Panama
4,615 1000 ha
in 2025
Kenya rank
81st
Panama rank
79th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Kenya
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 4,615 1000 ha against 3,914 1000 ha in Kenya, a difference of 701 1000 ha.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 81st and Panama ranks 79th of 231 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 3,775 1000 ha 4,882 1000 ha 1,107 1000 ha Panama
2000s 3,844 1000 ha 4,739 1000 ha 895.19 1000 ha Panama
2010s 3,574 1000 ha 4,651 1000 ha 1,078 1000 ha Panama
2020s 3,753 1000 ha 4,622 1000 ha 869.51 1000 ha Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Kenya or Panama?
Panama, at 4,615 1000 ha against 3,914 1000 ha in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Kenya and Panama?
701 1000 ha, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for forest land — area?
Kenya ranks 81st and Panama ranks 79th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.