Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Panama
Panama: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 31,663 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Panama stood at 31,663 ha.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 209.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Panama peaked at 32,585 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 170 ha, in 1974.
That places Panama 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Panama, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 220 ha | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 250 ha | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 170 ha | -32.0% |
| 1975 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 180 ha | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 180 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 180 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 200 ha | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 220 ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 240 ha | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 240 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 260 ha | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 4,260 ha | +1538.5% |
| 1986 | 4,270 ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 4,360 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 4,380 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4,370 ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4,630 ha | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 5,586 ha | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 5,541 ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 5,479 ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 5,396 ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5,312 ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5,141 ha | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 7,513 ha | +46.1% |
| 1998 | 9,994 ha | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 10,320 ha | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 10,129 ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 10,332 ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10,042 ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 10,109 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10,854 ha | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 11,286 ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 11,475 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 12,218 ha | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 11,096 ha | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 12,537 ha | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 11,008 ha | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 9,785 ha | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 10,031 ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 10,201 ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 10,221 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9,853 ha | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 9,752 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9,165 ha | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 19,423 ha | +111.9% |
| 2019 | 29,567 ha | +52.2% |
| 2020 | 32,585 ha | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 31,275 ha | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 30,421 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 30,931 ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 31,663 ha | +2.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 31,663 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 61% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Panama's 31,663 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30,920 ha, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1538.5% | 260 ha | 4,260 ha |
| 2018 | +111.9% | 9,165 ha | 19,423 ha |
| 2019 | +52.2% | 19,423 ha | 29,567 ha |
| 1997 | +46.1% | 5,141 ha | 7,513 ha |
| 1969 | -33.3% | 300 ha | 200 ha |
| 1998 | +33.0% | 7,513 ha | 9,994 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 288.89 ha | 200 ha | 300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 202 ha | 170 ha | 250 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,280 ha | 200 ha | 4,380 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,491 ha | 4,630 ha | 10,320 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,008 ha | 10,042 ha | 12,537 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,901 ha | 9,165 ha | 29,567 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,375 ha | 30,421 ha | 32,585 ha | 5 |
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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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Panama?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Panama was 31,663 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 32,585 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 ha in 1974.
- How does Panama rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Panama ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.