Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
125th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Panama is 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Panama 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 122 Malta 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Malaysia 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 Israel 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 126 Grenada 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 127 Barbados 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Estonia 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.