Agricultural irrigated land in Panama
Panama: Agricultural irrigated land was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Panama, 2007–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Panama is 1.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Panama peaked at 2.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2011.
Panama ranks 57th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.4% | — |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +83.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 34% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 54 Madagascar 2.2%
- 55 El Salvador 2.0% compare
- 56 Russian Federation 2.0%
- 58 Sweden 1.7% compare
- 59 Croatia 1.6% compare
- 60 Uruguay 1.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Panama?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Panama was 1.8% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.