Arable land — Area in Panama
Panama: Arable land — Area was 498.05 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Panama recorded 498.05 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Panama peaked at 568.89 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 432 1000 ha, in 1969.
Panama ranks 135th of 231 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 | 436.44 1000 ha | 432 1000 ha | 438 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 432.9 1000 ha | 432 1000 ha | 434 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 462 1000 ha | 435 1000 ha | 490 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 507 1000 ha | 499 1000 ha | 536 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 557.4 1000 ha | 548 1000 ha | 566.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 563.11 1000 ha | 544.92 1000 ha | 568.89 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 516.51 1000 ha | 498.05 1000 ha | 535.4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 132 Congo 550 1000 ha compare
- 133 New Zealand 522 1000 ha compare
- 134 Liberia 500 1000 ha compare
- 136 Melanesia 456.07 1000 ha compare
- 137 Guinea-Bissau 453.35 1000 ha compare
- 138 Mauritania 450 1000 ha compare
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Panama?
- Arable land — area in Panama was 498.05 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 568.89 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 432 1000 ha in 1969.
- How does Panama rank for arable land — area?
- Panama ranks 135th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Arable 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.