How does Panama rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?

Panama ranks 139th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Panama data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Panama

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Panama
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Panama: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 8.72 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

8.72 1000 ha

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

139th

of 240 countries

All-time high

17.46 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

6.16 1000 ha

in 2008

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Panama, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Panama stood at 8.72 1000 ha.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Panama peaked at 17.46 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.16 1000 ha, in 2008.

Panama ranks 139th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	9.18 1000 ha	6.16 1000 ha	17.46 1000 ha	9
2010s	8.76 1000 ha	6.56 1000 ha	11.24 1000 ha	10
2020s	9.72 1000 ha	8.72 1000 ha	11.31 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Panama

136 Sierra Leone 9.62 1000 ha compare
137 New Caledonia 9.18 1000 ha compare
138 Somalia 9.06 1000 ha compare
140 North Macedonia 8.66 1000 ha compare
141 Burkina Faso 8.42 1000 ha compare
142 El Salvador 7.93 1000 ha compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Panama?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Panama was 8.72 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 17.46 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 6.16 1000 ha in 2008.
How does Panama rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Panama ranks 139th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Panama data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.