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Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Projects: 2
Organisations: 11
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Mangrove extent

Annual estimates from Global Mangrove Watch, 1985–2025.

Estimated extent in 2025: 173,418.2 ha
95% bounds: 161,746.6–190,065.8 ha

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Annual mangrove extent estimates for Panama
Year	Estimated extent (ha)	95% lower bound (ha)	95% upper bound (ha)
1985	174,569.9	162,820.9	191,328.1
1986	174,556.3	162,808.1	191,313.1
1987	174,573.2	162,823.9	191,331.7
1988	174,636	162,882.5	191,400.5
1989	174,844.9	163,077.4	191,629.5
1990	174,978.6	163,202	191,776
1991	175,024.6	163,244.9	191,826.4
1992	175,189.7	163,398.9	192,007.4
1993	175,517.7	163,704.8	192,366.9
1994	175,637.2	163,816.3	192,497.8
1995	176,035.1	164,187.4	192,933.9
1996	175,989	164,144.4	192,883.4
1997	175,740.2	163,912.4	192,610.8
1998	175,405.4	163,600.1	192,243.8
1999	174,748.6	162,987.5	191,524
2000	174,568	162,819	191,325.9
2001	174,121.3	162,402.5	190,836.5
2002	173,824.7	162,125.8	190,511.3
2003	173,794.3	162,097.4	190,478
2004	173,184.8	161,529	189,810
2005	173,503.2	161,826	190,159
2006	173,712.6	162,021.2	190,388.4
2007	173,870.3	162,168.3	190,561.4
2008	174,133.2	162,413.5	190,849.4
2009	174,470.4	162,728.1	191,219.1
2010	174,398.6	162,661	191,140.3
2011	174,191.1	162,467.6	190,913
2012	173,572.3	161,890.4	190,234.7
2013	173,178.3	161,522.9	189,802.8
2014	173,218.7	161,560.5	189,847.1
2015	173,482.5	161,806.6	190,136.3
2016	173,416.7	161,745.2	190,064.2
2017	173,362.9	161,695	190,005.2
2018	173,333.7	161,667.9	189,973.3
2019	173,127.8	161,475.8	189,747.6
2020	173,175	161,519.8	189,799.2
2021	173,188.1	161,532	189,813.6
2022	172,851.3	161,217.9	189,444.5
2023	172,760.7	161,133.4	189,345.2
2024	172,785.7	161,156.7	189,372.6
2025	173,418.2	161,746.6	190,065.8

The publisher adjusted estimates for global classification accuracy. Earlier years include infilling where satellite imagery was sparse. Accuracy varies by place and year. Figures are shown to at most one decimal place.

Bunting, Hilarides, A. Rosenqvist, Oakes, Castro Brandão Vaz dos Santos, Worthington, J. Rosenqvist, Zanaga, Van De Kerchove, Tadono and Kobayashi (2026). Global Mangrove Watch: Timeseries of Mangrove Extent (v4.1.12). Zenodo. (opens another site) CC BY 4.0 (opens another site)