Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Panama
Panama: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0169 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0169 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
66th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.065 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0169 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area, per capita in Panama is 0.0169 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.065 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 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 — Total area, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0631 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0612 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0576 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0543 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0513 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0498 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0447 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0414 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0404 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0376 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0359 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0343 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0335 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0321 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0277 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0266 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0236 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0169 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 2.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0169 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0578 Square kilometres per person | 0.0513 Square kilometres per person | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | 0.0395 Square kilometres per person | 0.0498 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0348 Square kilometres per person | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 63 Georgia 0.0188 Square kilometres per person compare
- 64 Bulgaria 0.0172 Square kilometres per person compare
- 65 Guinea 0.0171 Square kilometres per person compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 0.0168 Square kilometres per person compare
- 68 Cameroon 0.0168 Square kilometres per person compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 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 — total area, per capita in Panama?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Panama was 0.0169 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.065 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Panama ranks 66th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.