Agricultural land per capita in Panama
Panama: Agricultural land per capita was 0.4912 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4912 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
90th
of 226 countries
All-time high
1.4 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.4912 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.4912 hectares per capita for agricultural land 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 land per capita in Panama peaked at 1.4 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4912 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Panama ranks 90th of 226 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.
Agricultural land per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.37 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.33 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.3 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.27 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.24 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.2 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.17 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.15 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.11 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.09 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.06 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.04 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.03 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.02 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9913 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9688 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9476 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9389 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9326 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9238 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9141 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9064 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8972 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8884 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8798 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8736 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.865 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8508 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8394 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8221 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7998 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7825 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7668 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7544 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7426 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7307 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7408 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7299 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7151 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7007 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6867 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6731 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6591 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6493 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6368 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6261 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6246 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6127 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5993 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5864 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5737 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5614 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5493 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5375 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5262 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5155 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5064 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.502 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4957 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4912 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.4912 hectares per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317 hectares per capita, 2.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.4912 hectares per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 hectares per capita | 1.15 hectares per capita | 1.4 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 hectares per capita | 0.9688 hectares per capita | 1.11 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9102 hectares per capita | 0.8736 hectares per capita | 0.9476 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7954 hectares per capita | 0.7307 hectares per capita | 0.865 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6818 hectares per capita | 0.6261 hectares per capita | 0.7408 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5686 hectares per capita | 0.5155 hectares per capita | 0.6246 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4988 hectares per capita | 0.4912 hectares per capita | 0.5064 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3777 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1446 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1155 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4747 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 518.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Panama?
- Agricultural land per capita in Panama was 0.4912 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4912 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Panama ranks 90th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.