Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Panama
Panama: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 63.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Panama, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Panama stood at 63.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Panama peaked at 63.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 65th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.1% | — |
| 2001 | 59.7% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 63.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Panama's 63.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.1%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.5% | 55.1% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 62.4% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 62 Montenegro 64.8% compare
- 63 Colombia 64.3% compare
- 64 Paraguay 64.3% compare
- 66 Malawi 63.4% compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 63.0% compare
- 68 Burkina Faso 63.0% 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Panama?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Panama was 63.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Panama ranks 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).