Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Panama
Panama: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 4,540 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Panama recorded 4,540 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Panama peaked at 4,945 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,540 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Panama 77th out of 222 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,861 1000 ha | 4,777 1000 ha | 4,945 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,696 1000 ha | 4,634 1000 ha | 4,758 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,591 1000 ha | 4,568 1000 ha | 4,621 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,552 1000 ha | 4,540 1000 ha | 4,564 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.97 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 41.35 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 114 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.34 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,119 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.56 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 95.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.09 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 498.05 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Panama?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Panama was 4,540 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4,945 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,540 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Panama ranks 77th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.