Italy vs Panama: Arable land use per person
Italy
0.1201 hectares per person
in 2023
Panama
0.1267 hectares per person
in 2023
Italy rank
96th
Panama rank
94th
Arable land use per person over time
- Italy
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.1267 hectares per person against 0.1201 hectares per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0066 hectares per person.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 96th and Panama ranks 94th of 206 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.241 hectares per person | 0.3349 hectares per person | 0.0939 hectares per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.175 hectares per person | 0.2544 hectares per person | 0.0794 hectares per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.1622 hectares per person | 0.2126 hectares per person | 0.0503 hectares per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1878 hectares per person | 0.0378 hectares per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.1343 hectares per person | 0.1664 hectares per person | 0.0321 hectares per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.1134 hectares per person | 0.1443 hectares per person | 0.0309 hectares per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.1207 hectares per person | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Italy or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.1267 hectares per person against 0.1201 hectares per person in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Italy and Panama?
- 0.0066 hectares per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Panama rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Italy ranks 96th 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.