Table 1. Net change in the population between 1990 and 2000 and net change in forest cover between 1992 and 2000 for the Republic of Panama.
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Variable |
1992 |
2000 |
Rate of change (% yr−1) |
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Population |
2,326,291† |
2,839,177 |
2.0 |
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Agricultural land cover (km²) |
20,894 |
18,979 |
−1.2 |
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Total forest cover (km²) |
52,528 |
54,074 |
0.36 |
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Mature forest cover (km²) |
36,245 |
32,714 |
−1.3 |
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Old secondary forest cover (km²) |
7189 |
9935 |
4.1 |
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Young secondary forest cover‡ (km²) |
9094 |
11,425 |
2.9 |
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†Censused in 1990.
‡Defined as < 5 yr old; also called rastrojo in Panama.
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