Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Panama
Panama: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 15.08 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Panama is 15.08 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Panama peaked at 20.65 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.08 %, in 2024.
Panama ranks 115th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15.56 % | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 15.78 % | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 15.99 % | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 16.2 % | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 16.42 % | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 16.63 % | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 16.85 % | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 17.06 % | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 17.27 % | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 17.49 % | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 17.72 % | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 17.94 % | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 18.17 % | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 18.4 % | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 18.63 % | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 18.86 % | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.09 % | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 19.32 % | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.55 % | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 19.77 % | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 19.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.87 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.06 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 20.26 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.45 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 20.65 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 20.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 20.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 20.51 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 20.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 20.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 20.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 20.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 20.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.89 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 19.49 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.14 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.74 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 18.33 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.93 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.51 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.1 % | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 16.7 % | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 16.29 % | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 15.89 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.48 % | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 15.08 % | -2.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 15.08 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 1.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Panama's 15.08 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.84 %, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.35 % | 15.35 % | 15.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.31 % | 15.35 % | 17.27 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.52 % | 17.49 % | 19.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.94 % | 19.77 % | 20.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.49 % | 20.33 % | 20.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.87 % | 17.1 % | 20.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 % | 15.08 % | 16.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More environment data for Panama
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3301 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 20.34 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Panama?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Panama was 15.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 20.65 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.08 % in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Panama ranks 115th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.