Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2881 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama is 0.2881 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 1.52 ha per square kilometre in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.2881 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Panama ranks 83rd of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8736 ha per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8488 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8838 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9093 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9997 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9228 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9358 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7685 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7831 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9727 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9426 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1986 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9642 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9906 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9837 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9673 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6895 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7362 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6942 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7519 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7651 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7098 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.814 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8056 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7341 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6805 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6227 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6099 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6485 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.641 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7608 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7841 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7497 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.741 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8892 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7953 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7182 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7267 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7166 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7511 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7734 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3151 ha per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2881 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.2881 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.2881 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -59.3% | 0.7734 ha per square kilometre | 0.3151 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9622 ha per square kilometre | 0.8488 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9873 ha per square kilometre | 0.7685 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9241 ha per square kilometre | 0.6895 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7142 ha per square kilometre | 0.6099 ha per square kilometre | 0.814 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7523 ha per square kilometre | 0.641 ha per square kilometre | 0.8892 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5319 ha per square kilometre | 0.2881 ha per square kilometre | 0.7734 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 80 Colombia 0.3853 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Peru 0.355 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 0.3462 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Chad 0.2546 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Madagascar 0.2533 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 South Sudan 0.2244 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.2881 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2881 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 83rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.