Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Panama
Panama: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 34.66 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Panama is 34.66 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Panama peaked at 34.66 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.91 %, in 1981.
That places Panama 161st out of 234 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.79 % | 32.41 % | 33.08 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.07 % | 30.06 % | 32.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.13 % | 29.91 % | 30.58 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.91 % | 30.72 % | 31.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.19 % | 31.17 % | 33.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.85 % | 33.41 % | 34.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3 % | 33.91 % | 34.66 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 158 Liberia 36.82 % compare
- 159 North Macedonia 36.02 % compare
- 160 Nicaragua 35.34 % compare
- 162 Costa Rica 34.25 % compare
- 163 Liechtenstein 33.46 % compare
- 164 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 33.33 % 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)
- Arable land — Area 498.05 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Panama?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Panama was 34.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 34.66 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.91 % in 1981.
- How does Panama rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Panama ranks 161st out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Cropland — 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.