Forest land — Share in Land area in Panama
Panama: Forest land — Share in Land area was 62.25 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Panama stood at 62.25 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Panama peaked at 66.67 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.25 %, in 2024.
That places Panama 34th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.67 % | — |
| 1991 | 66.44 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 66.22 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 66 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 65.78 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 65.56 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.33 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 65.11 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 64.89 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 64.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.44 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 64.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.52 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 63.22 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 62.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.65 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.75 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 62.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 62.33 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 62.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.25 % | -0.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 62.25 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Panama's 62.25 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2 %, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.67 % | 64.67 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.75 % | 63.06 % | 64.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.67 % | 62.45 % | 62.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.33 % | 62.25 % | 62.41 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 31 Republic of Korea 64.37 % compare
- 32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64.09 % compare
- 33 Congo 63.95 % compare
- 35 Slovenia 61.76 % compare
- 36 Fiji 61.74 % compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.52 % compare
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 — share in land area in Panama?
- Forest land — share in land area in Panama was 62.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 66.67 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.25 % in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Panama ranks 34th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 — Share in 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.