Nicaragua vs Panama: Share of global forest area
Nicaragua
0.1%
in 2025
Panama
0.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
74th
Panama rank
76th
Share of global forest area over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Nicaragua, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.