What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Panama and Puerto Rico?

2.92 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Puerto Rico: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled

Panama

133.33 hectares

in 2024

Puerto Rico

136.25 hectares

in 2024

Panama rank

76th

Puerto Rico rank

75th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled over time

Panama
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 136.25 hectares against 133.33 hectares in Panama, a difference of 2.92 hectares.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Panama ranks 76th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th of 186 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	313.25 hectares	455.69 hectares	142.44 hectares	Puerto Rico
2010s	214.11 hectares	728.98 hectares	514.87 hectares	Puerto Rico
2020s	159.07 hectares	204.41 hectares	45.34 hectares	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled, Panama or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 136.25 hectares against 133.33 hectares in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Panama and Puerto Rico?: 2.92 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?: Panama ranks 76th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled
Unit: hectares
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 4,306 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.