Kenya vs Panama: Arable land use per person
Kenya
0.1198 hectares per person
in 2023
Panama
0.1267 hectares per person
in 2023
Kenya rank
97th
Panama rank
94th
Arable land use per person over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.1267 hectares per person against 0.1198 hectares per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0069 hectares per person.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 97th and Panama ranks 94th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.3349 hectares per person | 0.0417 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.2753 hectares per person | 0.2544 hectares per person | 0.0209 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.2126 hectares per person | 0.0137 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.1943 hectares per person | 0.1878 hectares per person | 0.0065 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1484 hectares per person | 0.1664 hectares per person | 0.0181 hectares per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.1443 hectares per person | 0.0084 hectares per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.0058 hectares per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Kenya or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.1267 hectares per person against 0.1198 hectares per person in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Kenya and Panama?
- 0.0069 hectares per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Kenya ranks 97th 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.