Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Panama
Panama: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 61.44 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Panama is 61.44 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 29.1% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Panama peaked at 68.91 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.85 kg/ha, in 1978.
That places Panama 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Panama, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.11 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 23.29 kg/ha | +65.1% |
| 1963 | 22.82 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 23.86 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 18.18 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1966 | 23.05 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 1967 | 17.78 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1968 | 24.87 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 1969 | 27.39 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 28.76 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 25.58 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 31.67 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 22.46 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 1974 | 23.9 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 21.9 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 18.4 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 11.17 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 1978 | 10.85 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 15.04 kg/ha | +38.6% |
| 1980 | 17.15 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 23.48 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 1982 | 18.66 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 15.29 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 17.39 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 21.42 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1986 | 35.98 kg/ha | +68.0% |
| 1987 | 33.95 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 35.45 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 29.91 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 35.41 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 30.05 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 39.72 kg/ha | +32.2% |
| 1993 | 44.01 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 31.05 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 31.38 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 46.15 kg/ha | +47.1% |
| 1997 | 37.42 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 36.05 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 31.6 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 28.26 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 30.45 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 28.62 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 31.24 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 28.49 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 29.9 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 32.45 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 28.97 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 31.37 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 33.42 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 38.53 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 26.21 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 40.21 kg/ha | +53.4% |
| 2013 | 40.5 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33.1 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 35.78 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 28.64 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 37.11 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 40.6 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 44.96 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 61.56 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 68.91 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 47.6 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2023 | 61.44 kg/ha | +29.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 61.44 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 61.44 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.71 kg/ha | 14.11 kg/ha | 27.39 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.97 kg/ha | 10.85 kg/ha | 31.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.87 kg/ha | 15.29 kg/ha | 35.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.28 kg/ha | 30.05 kg/ha | 46.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.32 kg/ha | 28.26 kg/ha | 33.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.56 kg/ha | 26.21 kg/ha | 44.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.88 kg/ha | 47.6 kg/ha | 68.91 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Panama?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Panama was 61.44 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 68.91 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.85 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Panama rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Panama ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).