15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Panama
Panama: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or was 75.8 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Panama, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Panama recorded 75.8 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Panama peaked at 79 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.8 km2, in 2018.
Panama ranks 56th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Panama, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 78.7 km2 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 77 km2 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 76 km2 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.8 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.8 km2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.85 km2 | 78.7 km2 | 79 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.27 km2 | 75.8 km2 | 77 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.8 km2 | 75.8 km2 | 75.8 km2 | 1 |
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- 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0.0963 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Panama?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Panama was 75.8 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: shrubs and/or recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 79 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8 km2 in 2018.
- How does Panama rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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