Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Panama
Panama: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -3,014 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
Panama recorded -3,014 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025.
The figure is up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Panama peaked at -3,014 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -16,526 hectares, in 1991.
That places Panama 174th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Panama?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was -3,014 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -16,526 hectares in 1991.
- How does Panama rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Panama ranks 174th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.