Pakistan vs Panama: Arable land use per person

Pakistan
0.1223 hectares per person
in 2023
Panama
0.1267 hectares per person
in 2023
Pakistan rank
95th
Panama rank
94th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Pakistan
  • Panama
0.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.1267 hectares per person against 0.1223 hectares per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0044 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 95th and Panama ranks 94th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6012 hectares per person 0.3349 hectares per person 0.2664 hectares per person Pakistan
1970s 0.4492 hectares per person 0.2544 hectares per person 0.1948 hectares per person Pakistan
1980s 0.3262 hectares per person 0.2126 hectares per person 0.1136 hectares per person Pakistan
1990s 0.23 hectares per person 0.1878 hectares per person 0.0421 hectares per person Pakistan
2000s 0.1763 hectares per person 0.1664 hectares per person 0.0099 hectares per person Pakistan
2010s 0.1417 hectares per person 0.1443 hectares per person 0.0025 hectares per person Panama
2020s 0.1261 hectares per person 0.1292 hectares per person 0.0031 hectares per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Pakistan or Panama?
Panama, at 0.1267 hectares per person against 0.1223 hectares per person in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Pakistan and Panama?
0.0044 hectares per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Panama?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Panama rank globally for arable land use per person?
Pakistan ranks 95th 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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.