Arable land in Panama
Panama: Arable land was 0.1267 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.1267 hectares per person for arable land 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 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Panama peaked at 0.3776 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1267 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Panama 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3349 hectares per person | 0.2937 hectares per person | 0.3776 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2544 hectares per person | 0.227 hectares per person | 0.2855 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2126 hectares per person | 0.2038 hectares per person | 0.2222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1878 hectares per person | 0.1795 hectares per person | 0.2032 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1664 hectares per person | 0.1515 hectares per person | 0.182 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1443 hectares per person | 0.1334 hectares per person | 0.1568 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.1267 hectares per person | 0.1316 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 33.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.55 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 109,277 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,226 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 461,850 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Panama?
- Arable land in Panama was 0.1267 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3776 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1267 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for arable land?
- Panama ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.