Bhutan vs Panama: Arable land use per person
Bhutan
0.1272 hectares per person
in 2023
Panama
0.1267 hectares per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
93rd
Panama rank
94th
Arable land use per person over time
- Bhutan
- Panama
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.1272 hectares per person against 0.1267 hectares per person in Panama, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 94th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3835 hectares per person | 0.3349 hectares per person | 0.0487 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.3214 hectares per person | 0.2544 hectares per person | 0.067 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.2126 hectares per person | 0.0671 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2532 hectares per person | 0.1878 hectares per person | 0.0654 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.2219 hectares per person | 0.1664 hectares per person | 0.0555 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.134 hectares per person | 0.1443 hectares per person | 0.0103 hectares per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.0036 hectares per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Bhutan or Panama?
- Bhutan, at 0.1272 hectares per person against 0.1267 hectares per person in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Bhutan and Panama?
- 0.0005 hectares per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Panama rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Bhutan ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 94th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.