Forest land — Area in Panama
Panama: Forest land — Area was 4,615 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Panama is 4,615 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Panama peaked at 4,956 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,615 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Panama 86th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Panama, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,956 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,940 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 4,923 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 4,906 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4,890 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4,873 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4,857 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4,840 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 4,824 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4,807 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4,791 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,779 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,768 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4,757 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,745 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,734 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,722 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4,711 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4,699 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,688 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,677 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,670 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,664 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,658 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,651 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,645 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,642 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,639 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,636 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,633 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,630 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4,627 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,624 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,621 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4,618 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 4,615 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4,615 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 8.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4,615 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 7.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,882 1000 ha | 4,807 1000 ha | 4,956 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,739 1000 ha | 4,688 1000 ha | 4,791 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,651 1000 ha | 4,633 1000 ha | 4,677 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,622 1000 ha | 4,615 1000 ha | 4,630 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More environment data for Panama
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2493 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Panama?
- Forest land — area in Panama was 4,615 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4,956 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,615 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for forest land — area?
- Panama ranks 86th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.