Cropland — Share in Land area in Panama
Panama: Cropland — Share in Land area was 8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Panama is 8 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Panama peaked at 10.19 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.3 %, in 1970.
Panama ranks 158th of 234 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 | 7.49 % | 7.36 % | 7.59 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.34 % | 7.3 % | 7.43 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.99 % | 7.47 % | 8.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.92 % | 8.8 % | 9.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.73 % | 9.35 % | 10.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.65 % | 8.81 % | 10.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.29 % | 8 % | 8.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 155 Sudan (former) 8.43 % compare
- 156 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.16 % compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 8.15 % compare
- 159 French Polynesia 7.69 % compare
- 160 Brazil 7.62 % compare
- 161 Tajikistan 7.57 % 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 land area in Panama?
- Cropland — share in land area in Panama was 8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 % in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Panama ranks 158th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 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.