Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Panama
Panama: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0166 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0166 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
66th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0641 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0166 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.0166 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0641 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Panama ranks 66th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0641 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0603 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0585 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0568 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0551 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0535 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0465 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0452 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.044 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0429 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0418 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0398 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0389 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0362 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0346 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.033 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0273 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0233 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0166 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 2.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0166 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | 0.0641 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | 0.0389 Square kilometres per person | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0343 Square kilometres per person | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 63 Guinea 0.0171 Square kilometres per person compare
- 64 Bulgaria 0.0168 Square kilometres per person compare
- 65 Cameroon 0.0167 Square kilometres per person compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 Square kilometres per person compare
- 68 Afghanistan 0.0157 Square kilometres per person compare
- 69 Ukraine 0.0154 Square kilometres per person compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2493 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Panama?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Panama was 0.0166 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0641 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Panama ranks 66th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.