Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Panama
Panama: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 23.08 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Panama is 23.08 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Panama peaked at 30.49 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.65 %, in 1970.
Panama ranks 159th 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 | 22.84 % | 22.71 % | 22.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.66 % | 22.65 % | 24.7 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.5 % | 24.95 % | 28.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.86 % | 28.57 % | 29.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.22 % | 30 % | 30.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.53 % | 25.91 % | 30.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.18 % | 23.08 % | 25.27 % | 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 — share in land area in Panama?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Panama was 23.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 30.49 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.65 % in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Panama ranks 159th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.