Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Panama
Panama: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 6,779 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Panama, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Panama recorded 6,779 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Panama peaked at 6,869 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6,643 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Panama 66th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Panama, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,643 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 6,782 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6,801 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6,834 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6,856 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6,869 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,863 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6,846 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6,785 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6,824 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,831 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6,840 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6,778 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6,774 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,765 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6,814 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6,844 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6,842 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,809 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6,751 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 6,752 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,707 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6,715 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,779 1000 ha | +1.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 6,779 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 14.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Panama's 6,779 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,846 1000 ha, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,809 1000 ha | 6,643 1000 ha | 6,869 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,812 1000 ha | 6,765 1000 ha | 6,844 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,741 1000 ha | 6,707 1000 ha | 6,779 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 63 Mongolia 7,232 1000 ha compare
- 64 Greece 7,007 1000 ha compare
- 65 Republic of Korea 6,821 1000 ha compare
- 67 Sierra Leone 6,529 1000 ha compare
- 68 Kenya 5,661 1000 ha compare
- 69 Serbia and Montenegro 5,569 1000 ha compare
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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Panama?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Panama was 6,779 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6,869 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,643 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Panama ranks 66th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.