Panama vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Panama
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 62.25 % against 28.77 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 33.48 %.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.67 % | 33.93 % | 31.74 % | Panama |
| 2000s | 63.75 % | 32.31 % | 31.44 % | Panama |
| 2010s | 62.67 % | 30.17 % | 32.49 % | Panama |
| 2020s | 62.33 % | 29.01 % | 33.32 % | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Panama or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Panama, at 62.25 % against 28.77 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 33.48 %, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Panama ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.