Forest area in Panama
Panama: Forest area was 4,615 ha th in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
4,615 ha th
World rank
75th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4,956 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
4,615 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Panama, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Panama is 4,615 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Panama peaked at 4,956 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,615 ha th, in 2025.
Panama ranks 75th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,956 ha th | 4,956 ha th | 4,956 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,791 ha th | 4,791 ha th | 4,791 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,661 ha th | 4,645 ha th | 4,677 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 4,622 ha th | 4,615 ha th | 4,630 ha th | 2 |
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More environment data for Panama
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 42,562 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Panama?
- Forest area in Panama was 4,615 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4,956 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,615 ha th in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for forest area?
- Panama ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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