Annual change in forest area in Panama
Panama: Annual change in forest area was -3,014 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Panama, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Panama is -3,014 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Panama peaked at -3,014 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -16,526 hectares, in 1991.
Panama ranks 174th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -16,526 hectares | -16,526 hectares | -16,526 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -11,926 hectares | -16,526 hectares | -11,415 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,535 hectares | -11,415 hectares | -3,014 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -3,014 hectares | -3,014 hectares | -3,014 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0585 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0274 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Panama?
- Annual change in forest area in Panama was -3,014 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was -3,014 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -16,526 hectares in 1991.
- How does Panama rank for annual change in forest area?
- Panama ranks 174th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.