Deforestation statistics for Panama

Panama: Demographic data

Population (2022)	4,314,767
Annual population growth rate (2022)	1.60%
Population density (people/sq km)	58
Net migration	11,200
Fertility rate	2.5
Median age	30
Urban population share	68%

Panama: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 74,340

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 5,700,503
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 76.70%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 441,438
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 7.70%

Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 2,902,231
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 39.00%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 50.90%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 78,428
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 2.70%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 2,823,803
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 38.00%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 50%

Panama: Annual forest and tree cover data

Panama: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2002: 1,889
2003: 1,575
2004: 2,478
2005: 2,336
2006: 4,571
2007: 3,111
2008: 6,855
2009: 5,559
2010: 2,965
2011: 4,757
2012: 3,115
2013: 3,721
2014: 2,702
2015: 2,027
2016: 5,905
2017: 5,913
2018: 6,121
2019: 6,234
2020: 6,593

Panama: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 18,264
2002: 19,200
2003: 11,283
2004: 16,836
2005: 12,349
2006: 34,323
2007: 20,645
2008: 39,945
2009: 36,947
2010: 15,403
2011: 23,104
2012: 17,044
2013: 14,041
2014: 14,036
2015: 10,554
2016: 17,317
2017: 30,879
2018: 27,961
2019: 33,994
2020: 27,314

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Bocas del Toro	451,641	2,342	4,152	4,381	6,980	17,855	4.0%
Ngöbe Buglé	569,774	4,422	5,882	5,751	21,849	37,904	6.7%
Panamá Oeste	174,465	4,148	5,110	2,215	4,037	15,510	8.9%
Panamá	682,807	10,823	23,256	11,210	17,091	62,379	9.1%
Veraguas	735,635	11,832	19,821	9,586	20,403	61,642	8.4%
Chiriquí	406,187	7,260	15,585	6,836	7,425	37,106	9.1%
Coclé	269,943	7,183	7,785	4,802	11,061	30,832	11.4%
Colón	396,577	8,575	9,010	7,279	13,715	38,579	9.7%
Darién	1,137,638	15,022	48,335	21,303	23,209	107,868	9.5%
Emberá	418,921	608	1,661	1,759	4,625	8,653	2.1%
Herrera	84,364	1,729	2,664	1,634	4,143	10,170	12.1%
Kuna Yala	246,495	698	897	975	2,203	4,773	1.9%
Los Santos	126,052	3,292	3,104	1,046	725	8,167	6.5%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Bocas del Toro	Bocas del Toro	22,427	100	282	277	489	1,149	5.1%
Bocas del Toro	Changuinola	316,528	659	1,694	1,438	2,299	6,091	1.9%
Bocas del Toro	Chiriquí Grande	11,041	96	170	147	318	731	6.6%
Ngöbe Buglé	Besiko	19,257	23	35	27	199	284	1.5%
Ngöbe Buglé	Kankintú	129,720	496	838	919	3,167	5,420	4.2%
Ngöbe Buglé	Kusapín	98,978	445	570	653	2,444	4,113	4.2%
Ngöbe Buglé	Mironó	6,135	9	6	3	18	35	0.6%
Ngöbe Buglé	Müna	9,597	8	11	9	125	153	1.6%
Ngöbe Buglé	Nole Duima	2,150	4	7	3	22	36	1.7%
Ngöbe Buglé	Ñürüm	16,846	18	20	11	222	271	1.6%
Panamá Oeste	Arraiján	11,013	27	109	55	80	271	2.5%
Panamá Oeste	Capira	2,908	1	1	0	2	4	0.1%
Panamá Oeste	Chame	1,777	0	3	15	6	25	1.4%
Panamá Oeste	La Chorrera	5,779	1	0	2	3	6	0.1%
Panamá Oeste	Lago Gatún	17	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Panamá Oeste	Taboga	130	0	0	1	0	1	0.9%
Panamá	Balboa	5,409	7	10	7	41	65	1.2%
Panamá	Chepo	237,384	1,110	4,723	2,711	4,316	12,860	5.4%
Panamá	Chimán	44,008	656	2,276	1,129	1,666	5,727	13.0%
Panamá	Lago Alajuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Panamá	Lago Bayano	7	0	1	0	0	1	12.4%
Panamá	Panamá	93,838	115	145	166	128	553	0.6%
Veraguas	Santiago	4,859	3	3	3	5	13	0.3%
Veraguas	Soná	7,239	4	5	4	2	16	0.2%
Veraguas	Calobre	3,817	13	6	10	38	67	1.7%
Veraguas	Cañazas	1,845	1	7	1	27	35	1.9%
Veraguas	Las Palmas	4,403	5	3	3	3	13	0.3%
Veraguas	Montijo	85,901	325	403	308	304	1,340	1.6%
Veraguas	Río de Jesús	5,083	1	2	1	1	4	0.1%
Veraguas	Santa Fe	139,206	380	479	573	1,829	3,261	2.3%
Chiriquí	Alanje	2,906	1	6	5	6	18	0.6%
Chiriquí	Renacimiento	2,069	2	10	6	4	21	1.0%
Chiriquí	San Félix	2,030	2	10	11	7	30	1.5%
Chiriquí	San Lorenzo	8,794	16	22	17	7	63	0.7%
Chiriquí	Tolé	4,997	4	7	32	15	58	1.2%
Chiriquí	Barú	630	0	1	2	6	9	1.4%
Chiriquí	Boquerón	1,358	0	2	0	1	3	0.2%
Chiriquí	Boquete	21,638	9	32	13	24	78	0.4%
Chiriquí	Bugaba	9,238	5	17	13	21	56	0.6%
Chiriquí	David	17,096	75	176	20	84	356	2.1%
Chiriquí	Dolega	1,384	1	6	0	6	12	0.9%
Chiriquí	Gualaca	14,652	9	20	8	25	62	0.4%
Chiriquí	Remedios	2,458	3	4	4	2	13	0.5%
Coclé	Aguadulce	1,290	0	0	0	1	1	0.1%
Coclé	Antón	2,021	2	10	1	8	21	1.0%
Coclé	La Pintada	24,037	271	416	321	470	1,478	6.1%
Coclé	Natá	3,687	5	8	5	30	49	1.3%
Coclé	Olá	3,347	10	7	14	68	99	3.0%
Coclé	Penonomé	3,640	50	38	28	48	165	4.5%
Colón	Chagres	942	20	31	18	30	100	10.6%
Colón	Colón	32,157	54	122	79	101	355	1.1%
Colón	Donoso	95,040	904	1,287	2,019	3,432	7,640	8.0%
Colón	Lago Gatún	31	0	0	0	0	0	0.5%
Colón	Portobelo	16,780	43	53	39	10	145	0.9%
Colón	Santa Isabel	34,904	140	275	118	100	634	1.8%
Darién	Chepigana	413,824	1,174	5,772	2,511	2,826	12,283	3.0%
Darién	Pinogana	338,080	501	1,968	1,631	2,974	7,074	2.1%
Emberá	Cémaco	253,347	79	256	329	2,013	2,675	1.1%
Emberá	Sambú	111,083	40	100	131	93	365	0.3%
Herrera	Chitré	393	0	0	1	1	1	0.4%
Herrera	Las Minas	3,329	43	95	50	139	327	9.8%
Herrera	Los Pozos	3,260	26	55	42	108	231	7.1%
Herrera	Parita	1,013	0	1	0	0	1	0.1%
Kuna Yala	Kuna Yala	163,264	103	193	277	256	829	0.5%
Los Santos	Guararé	161	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Los Santos	Las Tablas	884	1	1	2	1	4	0.5%
Los Santos	Los Santos	539	0	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Los Santos	Macaracas	304	6	9	1	5	21	6.8%
Los Santos	Pedasí	584	0	1	0	0	1	0.2%
Los Santos	Pocrí	512	0	0	0	1	1	0.2%
Los Santos	Tonosí	17,222	175	245	98	87	604	3.5%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Primary forest extent (2000) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Bocas del Toro	349,996	856	2,146	1,862	3,107	7,970	2.3%
Ngöbe Buglé	282,683	1,002	1,486	1,625	6,199	10,312	3.6%
Panamá Oeste	21,624	28	113	74	91	307	1.4%
Panamá	380,646	1,889	7,154	4,013	6,150	19,206	5.0%
Veraguas	252,354	730	908	902	2,209	4,749	1.9%
Chiriquí	89,251	128	312	131	208	779	0.9%
Coclé	38,022	337	479	369	626	1,812	4.8%
Colón	179,854	1,161	1,767	2,273	3,673	8,874	4.9%
Darién	751,904	1,675	7,740	4,142	5,800	19,357	2.6%
Emberá	364,430	119	356	460	2,106	3,041	0.8%
Herrera	7,994	69	150	93	248	561	7.0%
Kuna Yala	163,264	103	193	277	256	829	0.5%
Los Santos	20,206	182	255	101	94	632	3.1%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Primary forest extent (2001) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Bocas del Toro	Bocas del Toro	22,427	100	282	277	489	1,149	5.1%
Bocas del Toro	Changuinola	316,528	659	1,694	1,438	2,299	6,091	1.9%
Bocas del Toro	Chiriquí Grande	11,041	96	170	147	318	731	6.6%
Ngöbe Buglé	Besiko	19,257	23	35	27	199	284	1.5%
Ngöbe Buglé	Kankintú	129,720	496	838	919	3,167	5,420	4.2%
Ngöbe Buglé	Kusapín	98,978	445	570	653	2,444	4,113	4.2%
Ngöbe Buglé	Mironó	6,135	9	6	3	18	35	0.6%
Ngöbe Buglé	Müna	9,597	8	11	9	125	153	1.6%
Ngöbe Buglé	Nole Duima	2,150	4	7	3	22	36	1.7%
Ngöbe Buglé	Ñürüm	16,846	18	20	11	222	271	1.6%
Panamá Oeste	Arraiján	11,013	27	109	55	80	271	2.5%
Panamá Oeste	Capira	2,908	1	1	0	2	4	0.1%
Panamá Oeste	Chame	1,777	0	3	15	6	25	1.4%
Panamá Oeste	La Chorrera	5,779	1	0	2	3	6	0.1%
Panamá Oeste	Lago Gatún	17	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Panamá Oeste	Taboga	130	0	0	1	0	1	0.9%
Panamá	Balboa	5,409	7	10	7	41	65	1.2%
Panamá	Chepo	237,384	1,110	4,723	2,711	4,316	12,860	5.4%
Panamá	Chimán	44,008	656	2,276	1,129	1,666	5,727	13.0%
Panamá	Lago Alajuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Panamá	Lago Bayano	7	0	1	0	0	1	12.4%
Panamá	Panamá	93,838	115	145	166	128	553	0.6%
Veraguas	Santiago	4,859	3	3	3	5	13	0.3%
Veraguas	Soná	7,239	4	5	4	2	16	0.2%
Veraguas	Calobre	3,817	13	6	10	38	67	1.7%
Veraguas	Cañazas	1,845	1	7	1	27	35	1.9%
Veraguas	Las Palmas	4,403	5	3	3	3	13	0.3%
Veraguas	Montijo	85,901	325	403	308	304	1,340	1.6%
Veraguas	Río de Jesús	5,083	1	2	1	1	4	0.1%
Veraguas	Santa Fe	139,206	380	479	573	1,829	3,261	2.3%
Chiriquí	Alanje	2,906	1	6	5	6	18	0.6%
Chiriquí	Renacimiento	2,069	2	10	6	4	21	1.0%
Chiriquí	San Félix	2,030	2	10	11	7	30	1.5%
Chiriquí	San Lorenzo	8,794	16	22	17	7	63	0.7%
Chiriquí	Tolé	4,997	4	7	32	15	58	1.2%
Chiriquí	Barú	630	0	1	2	6	9	1.4%
Chiriquí	Boquerón	1,358	0	2	0	1	3	0.2%
Chiriquí	Boquete	21,638	9	32	13	24	78	0.4%
Chiriquí	Bugaba	9,238	5	17	13	21	56	0.6%
Chiriquí	David	17,096	75	176	20	84	356	2.1%
Chiriquí	Dolega	1,384	1	6	0	6	12	0.9%
Chiriquí	Gualaca	14,652	9	20	8	25	62	0.4%
Chiriquí	Remedios	2,458	3	4	4	2	13	0.5%
Coclé	Aguadulce	1,290	0	0	0	1	1	0.1%
Coclé	Antón	2,021	2	10	1	8	21	1.0%
Coclé	La Pintada	24,037	271	416	321	470	1,478	6.1%
Coclé	Natá	3,687	5	8	5	30	49	1.3%
Coclé	Olá	3,347	10	7	14	68	99	3.0%
Coclé	Penonomé	3,640	50	38	28	48	165	4.5%
Colón	Chagres	942	20	31	18	30	100	10.6%
Colón	Colón	32,157	54	122	79	101	355	1.1%
Colón	Donoso	95,040	904	1,287	2,019	3,432	7,640	8.0%
Colón	Lago Gatún	31	0	0	0	0	0	0.5%
Colón	Portobelo	16,780	43	53	39	10	145	0.9%
Colón	Santa Isabel	34,904	140	275	118	100	634	1.8%
Darién	Chepigana	413,824	1,174	5,772	2,511	2,826	12,283	3.0%
Darién	Pinogana	338,080	501	1,968	1,631	2,974	7,074	2.1%
Emberá	Cémaco	253,347	79	256	329	2,013	2,675	1.1%
Emberá	Sambú	111,083	40	100	131	93	365	0.3%
Herrera	Chitré	393	0	0	1	1	1	0.4%
Herrera	Las Minas	3,329	43	95	50	139	327	9.8%
Herrera	Los Pozos	3,260	26	55	42	108	231	7.1%
Herrera	Parita	1,013	0	1	0	0	1	0.1%
Kuna Yala	Kuna Yala	163,264	103	193	277	256	829	0.5%
Los Santos	Guararé	161	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Los Santos	Las Tablas	884	1	1	2	1	4	0.5%
Los Santos	Los Santos	539	0	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Los Santos	Macaracas	304	6	9	1	5	21	6.8%
Los Santos	Pedasí	584	0	1	0	0	1	0.2%
Los Santos	Pocrí	512	0	0	0	1	1	0.2%
Los Santos	Tonosí	17,222	175	245	98	87	604	3.5%

2019 forest data for Panama | Archived forest data for Panama | Forest data for Panama

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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