Nicaragua vs Panama: Forest land — Area

Nicaragua
4,847 1000 ha
in 2022
Panama
4,615 1000 ha
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
76th
Panama rank
79th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020072025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 4,847 1000 ha against 4,615 1000 ha in Panama, a difference of 232 1000 ha.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 76th and Panama ranks 79th of 231 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 6,652 1000 ha 4,882 1000 ha 1,770 1000 ha Nicaragua
2000s 5,659 1000 ha 4,739 1000 ha 919.35 1000 ha Nicaragua
2010s 5,013 1000 ha 4,651 1000 ha 361.67 1000 ha Nicaragua
2020s 4,869 1000 ha 4,627 1000 ha 242.54 1000 ha Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Nicaragua or Panama?
Nicaragua, at 4,847 1000 ha against 4,615 1000 ha in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Nicaragua and Panama?
232 1000 ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for forest land — area?
Nicaragua ranks 76th 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.