Arable land use per person in Panama
Panama: Arable land use per person was 0.1267 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Panama is 0.1267 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Panama peaked at 0.3776 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1267 hectares per person, in 2023.
Panama ranks 94th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3349 hectares per person | 0.2937 hectares per person | 0.3776 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2544 hectares per person | 0.227 hectares per person | 0.2855 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2126 hectares per person | 0.2038 hectares per person | 0.2222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1878 hectares per person | 0.1795 hectares per person | 0.2032 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1664 hectares per person | 0.1515 hectares per person | 0.182 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1443 hectares per person | 0.1334 hectares per person | 0.1568 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.1267 hectares per person | 0.1316 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0585 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0274 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Panama?
- Arable land use per person in Panama was 0.1267 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3776 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1267 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for arable land use per person?
- Panama ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.