River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Panama
Panama: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▲ Rising
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Panama, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Panama peaked at 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2335 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
That places Panama 138th out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Panama, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2335 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 0.241 Percentage of agricultural land area | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2474 Percentage of agricultural land area | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2544 Percentage of agricultural land area | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2555 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2687 Percentage of agricultural land area | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.275 Percentage of agricultural land area | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2756 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2802 Percentage of agricultural land area | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2877 Percentage of agricultural land area | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2821 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2841 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2843 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2845 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2793 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2794 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.279 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2801 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2739 Percentage of agricultural land area | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2739 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2969 Percentage of agricultural land area | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3221 Percentage of agricultural land area | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4252 Percentage of agricultural land area, 76% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.29 Percentage of agricultural land area, 25% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2619 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2335 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2877 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2801 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2739 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2845 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3138 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2969 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 135 Denmark 0.4761 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 136 Oman 0.4252 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 137 New Zealand 0.327 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 139 Libya 0.2434 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 140 Cuba 0.1355 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 141 United Arab Emirates 0.0245 Percentage of agricultural land area 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 river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Panama?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Panama was 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2335 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Panama ranks 138th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org