Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Panama
Panama: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Panama is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.5% on the previous year and up 132.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0058 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2021.
Panama ranks 48th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Panama, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -56.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 ha per person | +74.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | -35.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | +54.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | +47.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -51.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 ha per person | +1772.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 ha per person | -82.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -91.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +187.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -40.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | +237.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 ha per person | +112.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -91.5% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -87.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1963.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -74.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | +991.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | +47.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -89.9% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -76.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3295.6% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -98.6% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | +218.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -36.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 27.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +3295.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
| 2012 | +1963.2% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 2003 | +1772.7% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person |
| 2015 | +991.0% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More climate change data for Panama
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.85 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,628 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 129.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 304.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 247.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 57.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Panama?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Panama was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Panama ranks 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.