Share of annual global forest expansion in Panama
Panama: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of annual global forest expansion in Panama, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Panama stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 173.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Panama peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Panama ranks 53rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0585 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0274 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Panama?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Panama was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Panama rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Panama ranks 53rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.