15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Panama
Panama: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value was 23,233 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Panama, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Panama recorded 23,233 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Panama peaked at 23,380 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,233 km2, in 2021.
Panama ranks 71st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Panama, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23,380 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 23,342 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 23,320 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 23,287 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 23,255 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 23,233 km2 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,361 km2 | 23,342 km2 | 23,380 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 23,288 km2 | 23,255 km2 | 23,320 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 23,233 km2 | 23,233 km2 | 23,233 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 68 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25,529 km2 compare
- 69 Switzerland 25,404 km2 compare
- 70 Slovakia 24,768 km2 compare
- 72 Armenia 23,078 km2 compare
- 73 Saudi Arabia 22,855 km2 compare
- 74 Costa Rica 22,229 km2 compare
More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Panama?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Panama was 23,233 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 23,380 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,233 km2 in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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