Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Panama
Panama: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 29.09 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 29.09 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Panama peaked at 29.09 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.29 %, in 1988.
That places Panama 143rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 25.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 25.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 25.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25.68 % | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 25.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25.59 % | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 25.65 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 25.41 % | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 25.18 % | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 24.95 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 24.75 % | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 24.51 % | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 24.28 % | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 24.09 % | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 23.87 % | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 23.64 % | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 23.45 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 23.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 23.58 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 23.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 23.54 % | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 23.48 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 23.42 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 23.35 % | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 23.29 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 23.41 % | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 23.49 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 23.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.47 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 23.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.42 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 23.45 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 23.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.74 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 24.01 % | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 24.29 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 24.57 % | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 24.63 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 24.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.73 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.79 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.89 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 24.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 25 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.05 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 25.5 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 25.94 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 26.4 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 26.88 % | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 27.37 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.88 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28.35 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 28.57 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 28.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.87 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 28.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 29.09 % | +0.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 29.09 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 63% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Panama's 29.09 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 %, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.71 % | 25.59 % | 25.78 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.63 % | 23.64 % | 25.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.45 % | 23.29 % | 23.58 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.63 % | 23.42 % | 24.29 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.81 % | 24.57 % | 25.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.66 % | 25.08 % | 28.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8 % | 28.55 % | 29.09 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Panama?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Panama was 29.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 29.09 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.29 % in 1988.
- How does Panama rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Panama ranks 143rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.