Bhutan vs Panama: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Bhutan
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 41.35 1000 ha against 35.6 1000 ha in Bhutan, a difference of 5.75 1000 ha.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Bhutan ranks 130th and Panama ranks 128th of 201 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.56 1000 ha | 16.44 1000 ha | 4.89 1000 ha | Panama |
| 1970s | 21.7 1000 ha | 22.8 1000 ha | 1.1 1000 ha | Panama |
| 1980s | 28.03 1000 ha | 29.3 1000 ha | 1.27 1000 ha | Panama |
| 1990s | 27 1000 ha | 33.1 1000 ha | 6.1 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2000s | 27.57 1000 ha | 33.81 1000 ha | 6.24 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2010s | 32.64 1000 ha | 34.62 1000 ha | 1.98 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2020s | 39.93 1000 ha | 41.23 1000 ha | 1.3 1000 ha | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Bhutan or Panama?
- Panama, at 41.35 1000 ha against 35.6 1000 ha in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Bhutan and Panama?
- 5.75 1000 ha, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Panama rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Bhutan ranks 130th and Panama ranks 128th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.