Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Panama
Panama: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 41.35 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Panama is 41.35 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Panama peaked at 41.35 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Panama 128th out of 201 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 | 16.44 1000 ha | 14 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.8 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.3 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 31 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.1 1000 ha | 31 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.81 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.62 1000 ha | 32.1 1000 ha | 39.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.23 1000 ha | 40.77 1000 ha | 41.35 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 125 Mauritania 45.01 1000 ha compare
- 126 Croatia 43.6 1000 ha compare
- 127 Czechia 43 1000 ha compare
- 129 Belgium-Luxembourg 36.5 1000 ha compare
- 130 Bhutan 35.6 1000 ha compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 34.65 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Panama
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.97 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Panama?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Panama was 41.35 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 41.35 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Panama rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Panama ranks 128th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.