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 84th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Panama, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,945 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,926 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4,908 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 4,889 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 4,870 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 4,851 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 4,833 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4,814 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4,795 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4,777 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,758 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4,744 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4,731 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4,717 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,703 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 4,689 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4,676 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,662 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4,648 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,634 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,621 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,613 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,606 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4,598 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4,591 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4,583 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,580 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,576 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,572 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,568 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,564 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4,559 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,554 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,549 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4,544 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 4,540 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4,540 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 11.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4,540 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 7.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 84th out of 240 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.