Agricultural area per capita in Panama
Panama: Agricultural area per capita was 0.4912 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4912
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
89th
of 225 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 1961
All-time low
0.4912
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.4912 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Panama peaked at 1.4 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4912, in 2023.
Panama ranks 89th of 225 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 1.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 0.9688 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9102 | 0.8736 | 0.9476 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7954 | 0.7307 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6818 | 0.6261 | 0.7408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5686 | 0.5155 | 0.6246 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4988 | 0.4912 | 0.5064 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agriculture share gdp 2.62 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.62 (2025)
- 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)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 4.23 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Panama?
- Agricultural area per capita in Panama was 0.4912 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4912 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Panama ranks 89th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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