Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Panama

Panama: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 29.09 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.09 %
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
130th
of 231 countries
All-time high
29.09 %
in 2024
All-time low
23.29 %
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Panama, 1961–2024

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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 130th out of 231 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 130th out of 231 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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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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