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Forest area — Panama

Forest area in Panama in 2023 — 41,796 km². Ranked 74 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 9.3%.

2023 41,796 km² −0.27% vs 2022
World rank 74of 213
Period maximum 46,074 km²1990
Period minimum 41,796 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Panama, 1990–202340,00042,00044,00046,00048,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 46,074 km²1991: 45,909 km²1992: 45,743 km²1993: 45,578 km²1994: 45,413 km²1995: 45,248 km²1996: 45,082 km²1997: 44,917 km²1998: 44,752 km²1999: 44,587 km²2000: 44,421 km²2001: 44,307 km²2002: 44,193 km²2003: 44,079 km²2004: 43,965 km²2005: 43,851 km²2006: 43,737 km²2007: 43,622 km²2008: 43,508 km²2009: 43,394 km²2010: 43,280 km²2011: 43,166 km²2012: 43,052 km²2013: 42,937 km²2014: 42,823 km²2015: 42,709 km²2016: 42,595 km²2017: 42,481 km²2018: 42,367 km²2019: 42,253 km²2020: 42,138 km²2021: 42,024 km²2022: 41,910 km²2023: 41,796 km²
Change over the period: −4,278 (−9.29%) Average annual rate: -0.29 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 41,796 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
Central America computed 872,833 km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 41,796 −114 −0.27%
2022 41,910 −114 −0.27%
2021 42,024 −114 −0.27%
2020 42,138 −114 −0.27%
2019 42,253 −114 −0.27%
2018 42,367 −114 −0.27%
2017 42,481 −114 −0.27%
2016 42,595 −114 −0.27%
2015 42,709 −114 −0.27%
2014 42,823 −114 −0.27%
2013 42,937 −114 −0.27%
2012 43,052 −114 −0.26%
2011 43,166 −114 −0.26%
2010 43,280 −114 −0.26%
2009 43,394 −114 −0.26%
2008 43,508 −114 −0.26%
2007 43,622 −114 −0.26%
2006 43,737 −114 −0.26%
2005 43,851 −114 −0.26%
2004 43,965 −114 −0.26%
2003 44,079 −114 −0.26%
2002 44,193 −114 −0.26%
2001 44,307 −114 −0.26%
2000 44,421 −165 −0.37%
1999 44,587 −165 −0.37%
1998 44,752 −165 −0.37%
1997 44,917 −165 −0.37%
1996 45,082 −165 −0.37%
1995 45,248 −165 −0.36%
1994 45,413 −165 −0.36%
1993 45,578 −165 −0.36%
1992 45,743 −165 −0.36%
1991 45,909 −165 −0.36%
1990 46,074 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 653,088 HN Honduras 62,964 PA Panama 41,796 GT Guatemala 34,930 NI Nicaragua 31,075 CR Costa Rica 30,840 BZ Belize 12,436 SV El Salvador 5,704
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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