Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Panama
Panama: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 62.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
62.2%
World rank
28th
of 219 countries
All-time high
66.7%
in 1990
All-time low
62.2%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Panama stood at 62.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Panama peaked at 66.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2025.
That places Panama 28th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.7% | — |
| 2000 | 64.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 62.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 62.7% | 62.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 62.2% | 62.4% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 941 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 671 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -13.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Panama?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Panama was 62.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Panama ranks 28th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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