Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, New Zealand or Panama?

New Zealand, at 672,000 hectares against 661,020 hectares in Panama as of 2025.

What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between New Zealand and Panama?

10,980 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Panama: Cropland extent over the long-term

New Zealand

672,000 hectares

in 2025

Panama

661,020 hectares

in 2025

New Zealand rank

124th

Panama rank

125th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

New Zealand
Panama

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 672,000 hectares against 661,020 hectares in Panama, a difference of 10,980 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.

New Zealand ranks 124th and Panama ranks 125th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and Panama in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	105,872 hectares	105,872 hectares	Panama
1100s	0 hectares	114,113 hectares	114,113 hectares	Panama
1200s	0 hectares	122,622 hectares	122,622 hectares	Panama
1300s	0 hectares	131,273 hectares	131,273 hectares	Panama
1400s	0 hectares	139,879 hectares	139,879 hectares	Panama
1500s	178.95 hectares	148,155 hectares	147,976 hectares	Panama
1600s	391.44 hectares	70,048 hectares	69,656 hectares	Panama
1700s	699.01 hectares	32,746 hectares	32,047 hectares	Panama
1710s	820.2 hectares	34,211 hectares	33,390 hectares	Panama
1720s	1,015 hectares	35,734 hectares	34,719 hectares	Panama
1730s	1,256 hectares	37,320 hectares	36,063 hectares	Panama
1740s	1,555 hectares	38,968 hectares	37,413 hectares	Panama
1750s	1,924 hectares	40,680 hectares	38,756 hectares	Panama
1760s	2,382 hectares	42,459 hectares	40,077 hectares	Panama
1770s	2,947 hectares	44,305 hectares	41,358 hectares	Panama
1780s	3,648 hectares	46,222 hectares	42,574 hectares	Panama
1790s	4,515 hectares	48,209 hectares	43,694 hectares	Panama
1800s	5,587 hectares	50,268 hectares	44,681 hectares	Panama
1810s	6,915 hectares	52,401 hectares	45,486 hectares	Panama
1820s	10,085 hectares	57,981 hectares	47,897 hectares	Panama
1830s	14,707 hectares	64,136 hectares	49,429 hectares	Panama
1840s	21,447 hectares	70,920 hectares	49,473 hectares	Panama
1850s	31,278 hectares	78,395 hectares	47,117 hectares	Panama
1860s	45,613 hectares	89,275 hectares	43,662 hectares	Panama
1870s	102,235 hectares	99,859 hectares	2,376 hectares	New Zealand
1880s	176,464 hectares	108,298 hectares	68,166 hectares	New Zealand
1890s	311,539 hectares	124,752 hectares	186,787 hectares	New Zealand
1900s	667,548 hectares	143,634 hectares	523,914 hectares	New Zealand
1910s	696,068 hectares	181,708 hectares	514,360 hectares	New Zealand
1920s	725,254 hectares	219,126 hectares	506,128 hectares	New Zealand
1930s	706,774 hectares	249,953 hectares	456,821 hectares	New Zealand
1940s	640,629 hectares	332,695 hectares	307,934 hectares	New Zealand
1950s	479,474 hectares	488,629 hectares	9,155 hectares	Panama
1960s	406,000 hectares	557,500 hectares	151,500 hectares	Panama
1970s	417,705 hectares	546,100 hectares	128,395 hectares	Panama
1980s	466,250 hectares	593,800 hectares	127,550 hectares	Panama
1990s	438,832 hectares	661,800 hectares	222,968 hectares	Panama
2000s	483,698 hectares	709,000 hectares	225,302 hectares	Panama
2010s	588,740 hectares	718,339 hectares	129,599 hectares	Panama
2020s	646,900 hectares	666,718 hectares	19,818 hectares	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, New Zealand or Panama?: New Zealand, at 672,000 hectares against 661,020 hectares in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between New Zealand and Panama?: 10,980 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: New Zealand ranks 124th and Panama ranks 125th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.