Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0139 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama is 0.0139 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 0.0269 ha per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
Panama ranks 108th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | +118.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0139 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0139 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +118.2% | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 105 Uruguay 0.0172 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Honduras 0.0164 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Brazil 0.0148 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Dominica 0.0133 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Thailand 0.0127 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Niger 0.0126 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.0139 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0269 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.