Forest area as share of land area in Panama
Panama: Forest area as share of land area was 62.21 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
62.21
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 216 countries
All-time high
66.81
in 1990
All-time low
62.21
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990β2025
Forest area as share of land area in Panama, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 62.21 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Panama peaked at 66.81 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.21, in 2025.
Panama ranks 29th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.81 | 64.81 | 66.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.89 | 63.2 | 64.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7 | 62.45 | 63.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.31 | 62.21 | 62.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 26 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 64.18 compare
- 27 Congo, Republic of 63.99 compare
- 28 Fiji, Republic of 62.21 compare
- 30 Slovenia, Republic of 61.76 compare
- 31 Montenegro 61.49 compare
- 32 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.4 compare
More environment data for Panama
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 26,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 26,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 259 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 29 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 6,871 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 12,900 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 49,441 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Panama?
- Forest area as share of land area in Panama was 62.21 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 66.81 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.21 in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Panama ranks 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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