Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3.2% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in Panama between 2002 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
458 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Panama as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (GFW, 2024).
20.82 kha is the average annual loss of tree cover in Panama as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
0.12% (6.97 kha) of Panama's land cover is occupied by agricultural land and 9.7% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (547 kha) (GFW, 2024).
0.29% (22.4 kha) of Panama's land area is dedicated to fruit crops, followed by oil palm with 0.27% (21 kha) (GFW, 2024).
11.3 MtCO₂e/year was the net carbon sequestration of Panama's forests between 2001-2022, after emitting 12.1 MtCO₂e/year and removing -23.5 MtCO₂e/year (GFW, 2024).
11.81 MtCO₂e/year was the annual average of greenhouse gases due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier in Panama between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
259.92 MtCO₂ were emitted from deforestation due to agricultural expansion in Panama between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
1.70 Gt is the total carbon storage in Panama, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
76% of the surface in Costa Rica is composed of natural forest covering 3.73 Mha (GFW, 2024).
