Panama's forest cover fell from 61.1 % in 1994 to 56.3 % in 2023.
Panama · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Panama's forest area fell from 45,413 km in 1994 to 41,796 km in 2023.
Panama's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 20.9 % in 2013 to 31.4 % in 2025.
Panama's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 28.7 % in 1994 to 29.5 % in 2023.
Panama's arable land (% of land area) rose from 6.7 % in 1994 to 7.6 % in 2023.
Air
Panama's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 18.5 in 1994 to 15.1 in 2023.
Water
Panama's water stress rose from 0.8 % in 2010 to 0.9 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
19th of 181 · 7th in Latin America
Panama's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 52,235 in 1993 to 31,040 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Panama.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data