Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Panama
Panama: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 30.98 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 30.98 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Panama peaked at 73.51 % in 1978 and was at its lowest, 30.98 %, in 2023.
Panama ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48 % | — |
| 1962 | 35.68 % | -25.7% |
| 1963 | 37.98 % | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 39.15 % | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 46.98 % | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 40 % | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 49.84 % | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 43.98 % | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 42.45 % | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 39.29 % | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 43.73 % | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 36.48 % | -16.6% |
| 1973 | 47.47 % | +30.1% |
| 1974 | 47.19 % | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 51.88 % | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 56.63 % | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 71.81 % | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 73.51 % | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 66.26 % | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 61.34 % | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 51.94 % | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 59.89 % | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 62.19 % | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 58.62 % | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 52.07 % | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 36.83 % | -29.3% |
| 1987 | 38.46 % | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 35.6 % | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 40.32 % | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 36.23 % | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 38.87 % | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 34.91 % | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 32.43 % | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 41.18 % | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 39.29 % | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 31.87 % | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 34.56 % | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 37.84 % | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 39.77 % | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 42.46 % | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 39.55 % | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 42.44 % | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 41.59 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 42.65 % | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 41.73 % | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.33 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 43.18 % | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 40.84 % | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 38.57 % | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 34.42 % | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 46.02 % | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 35.8 % | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 37.04 % | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 43.03 % | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 40.68 % | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 47.84 % | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 41.78 % | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 42.19 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.66 % | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 34.9 % | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 31.86 % | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 42.14 % | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 30.98 % | -26.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 30.98 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 30.98 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.67 % | 35.68 % | 49.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.43 % | 36.48 % | 73.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.73 % | 35.6 % | 62.19 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.7 % | 31.87 % | 41.18 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.33 % | 38.57 % | 43.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.95 % | 34.42 % | 47.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.97 % | 30.98 % | 42.14 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 144 Chile 33.01 % compare
- 145 Albania 32.64 % compare
- 146 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 32.16 % compare
- 148 New Caledonia 30.77 % compare
- 149 Republic of Korea 30.47 % compare
- 150 Costa Rica 29.82 % 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Panama?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Panama was 30.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 73.51 % in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.98 % in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Panama ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).