Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Panama
Panama: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,599 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Panama, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1,599 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Panama peaked at 1,599 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 293.95 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Panama ranks 85th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Panama, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 293.95 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 914.26 Square kilometres | +211.0% |
| 2015 | 1,414 Square kilometres | +54.6% |
| 2020 | 1,529 Square kilometres | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1,599 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1,599 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 453.53 Square kilometres, 3.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1,599 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 826.15 Square kilometres, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 293.95 Square kilometres | 293.95 Square kilometres | 293.95 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,164 Square kilometres | 914.26 Square kilometres | 1,414 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,564 Square kilometres | 1,529 Square kilometres | 1,599 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Panama?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Panama was 1,599 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,599 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 293.95 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Panama ranks 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation