New Zealand vs Panama: Arable land — Area

New Zealand
522 1000 ha
in 2024
Panama
498.05 1000 ha
in 2024
New Zealand rank
133rd
Panama rank
135th

Arable land — Area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Panama
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 522 1000 ha against 498.05 1000 ha in Panama, a difference of 23.95 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.

New Zealand ranks 133rd and Panama ranks 135th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 379.56 1000 ha 436.44 1000 ha 56.89 1000 ha Panama
1970s 387.41 1000 ha 432.9 1000 ha 45.49 1000 ha Panama
1980s 426.25 1000 ha 462 1000 ha 35.75 1000 ha Panama
1990s 392.43 1000 ha 507 1000 ha 114.57 1000 ha Panama
2000s 422.2 1000 ha 557.4 1000 ha 135.2 1000 ha Panama
2010s 519.05 1000 ha 563.11 1000 ha 44.06 1000 ha Panama
2020s 543.6 1000 ha 516.51 1000 ha 27.09 1000 ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, New Zealand or Panama?
New Zealand, at 522 1000 ha against 498.05 1000 ha in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between New Zealand and Panama?
23.95 1000 ha, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for arable land — area?
New Zealand ranks 133rd and Panama ranks 135th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.