Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Panama
Panama: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 75,070 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Panama recorded 75,070 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Panama peaked at 75,070 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,050 hectares, in 1990.
Panama ranks 110th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,838 hectares | 11,050 hectares | 30,625 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,190 hectares | 32,800 hectares | 53,581 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,595 hectares | 55,890 hectares | 64,828 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,380 hectares | 65,690 hectares | 75,070 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 85,950 hectares compare
- 108 Mozambique 84,260 hectares compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 75,590 hectares compare
- 111 Croatia 74,120 hectares compare
- 112 Libya 71,860 hectares compare
- 113 Slovenia 69,520 hectares compare
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Panama?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Panama was 75,070 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 75,070 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,050 hectares in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Panama ranks 110th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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