Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Panama
Panama: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0094 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Panama is 0.0094 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0188 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Panama ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0094 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 4.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0094 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 sq. km per person, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0169 sq. km per person | 0.0151 sq. km per person | 0.0188 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0098 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3777 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1446 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1155 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4747 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 518.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Panama?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Panama was 0.0094 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Panama ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.