Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Panama
Panama: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 54.15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 240 countries
All-time high
54.15
in 2019
All-time low
38.39
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Panama, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 54.15 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Panama peaked at 54.15 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.39, in 2000.
Panama ranks 97th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.39 | — |
| 2001 | 40.41 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 40.41 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.89 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 46.81 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 46.81 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.38 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 47.38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.56 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 53.47 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 53.47 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.47 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.47 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.47 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.5 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.15 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54.15 | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 54.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Panama's 54.15 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.14 | 38.39 | 51.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.55 | 53.47 | 54.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.15 | 54.15 | 54.15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More environment data for Panama
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3301 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 20.34 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Panama?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Panama was 54.15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 54.15 in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.39 in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Panama ranks 97th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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