Terrestrial protected areas in Panama
Panama: Terrestrial protected areas was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Panama, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Panama recorded 31.4% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
The figure is up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Panama peaked at 31.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2013.
That places Panama 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.9% | — |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +52.6% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.4% | 31.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 29 Comoros 33.7% compare
- 30 New Zealand 33.4% compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 31.7% compare
- 32 Palau 31.4% compare
- 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.9% compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 30.8% compare
More climate change data for Panama
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Panama?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Panama was 31.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.