Agricultural land — Area in Panama
Panama: Agricultural land — Area was 1,712 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1,712 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Panama peaked at 2,266 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,684 1000 ha, in 1970.
Panama ranks 132nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,698 1000 ha | 1,688 1000 ha | 1,705 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,759 1000 ha | 1,684 1000 ha | 1,836 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,970 1000 ha | 1,855 1000 ha | 2,093 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,145 1000 ha | 2,124 1000 ha | 2,206 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,246 1000 ha | 2,230 1000 ha | 2,263 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,117 1000 ha | 1,922 1000 ha | 2,266 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,794 1000 ha | 1,712 1000 ha | 1,874 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.97 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 41.35 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 114 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.34 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,119 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.56 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 95.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.09 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 498.05 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Panama?
- Agricultural land — area in Panama was 1,712 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2,266 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,684 1000 ha in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for agricultural land — area?
- Panama ranks 132nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.