Commodity driven deforestation in Panama
Panama: Commodity driven deforestation was 15,692 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15,692
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
40th
of 187 countries
All-time high
35,852
in 2008
All-time low
8,668
in 2015
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Commodity driven deforestation in Panama, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity driven deforestation in Panama is 15,692, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Panama peaked at 35,852 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8,668, in 2015.
Panama ranks 40th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15,744 | — |
| 2002 | 16,953 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 9,742 | -42.5% |
| 2004 | 13,792 | +41.6% |
| 2005 | 10,694 | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 31,409 | +193.7% |
| 2007 | 17,993 | -42.7% |
| 2008 | 35,852 | +99.3% |
| 2009 | 33,296 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 13,137 | -60.5% |
| 2011 | 19,601 | +49.2% |
| 2012 | 13,568 | -30.8% |
| 2013 | 10,496 | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 11,218 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 8,668 | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 10,944 | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 23,464 | +114.4% |
| 2018 | 19,970 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 25,647 | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 18,939 | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 18,123 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 12,270 | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 18,734 | +52.7% |
| 2024 | 15,692 | -16.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 15,692 is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.13, 237.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Panama's 15,692 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 9.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,608 | 9,742 | 35,852 | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,671 | 8,668 | 25,647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,752 | 12,270 | 18,939 | 5 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3301 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 20.34 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Panama?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Panama was 15,692 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 35,852 in 2008.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,668 in 2015.
- How does Panama rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Panama ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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