Annual afforestation in Panama
Panama: Annual afforestation was 2,420 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual afforestation in Panama, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Panama recorded 2,420 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Panama peaked at 2,420 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 860 hectares per year, in 2015.
Panama ranks 34th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Panama, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,420 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 2,310 hectares per year | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1,100 hectares per year | -52.4% |
| 2015 | 860 hectares per year | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 2,420 hectares per year | +181.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 2,420 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 5.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Panama's 2,420 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,420 hectares per year | 2,420 hectares per year | 2,420 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,310 hectares per year | 2,310 hectares per year | 2,310 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 980 hectares per year | 860 hectares per year | 1,100 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,420 hectares per year | 2,420 hectares per year | 2,420 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 31 Ukraine 3,000 hectares per year compare
- 32 Spain 2,800 hectares per year compare
- 33 Morocco 2,470 hectares per year compare
- 35 Senegal 2,360 hectares per year compare
- 36 Belarus 2,010 hectares per year compare
- 37 Cameroon 2,000 hectares per year compare
- 37 Honduras 2,000 hectares per year 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2493 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Panama?
- Annual afforestation in Panama was 2,420 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2,420 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 860 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Panama rank for annual afforestation?
- Panama ranks 34th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.