Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Panama
Panama: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 6.97 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Panama is 6.97 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Panama peaked at 6.97 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.48 %, in 1961.
That places Panama 119th 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 | 2.96 % | 2.48 % | 3.66 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.17 % | 3.68 % | 5.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.94 % | 4.8 % | 5.12 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.99 % | 4.74 % | 5.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.68 % | 4.27 % | 5.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 % | 4.24 % | 6.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.71 % | 6.41 % | 6.97 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 116 Kazakhstan 7.72 % compare
- 117 Haiti 7.43 % compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 7.26 % compare
- 120 Australia 6.94 % compare
- 121 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.83 % compare
- 122 Germany 6.68 % compare
More environment data for Panama
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Panama?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Panama was 6.97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 % in 1961.
- How does Panama rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Panama ranks 119th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.