Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.19 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.19 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
29th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.79 ha per square kilometre
in 1965
All-time low
0.9365 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.19 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 1.79 ha per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.9365 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Panama ranks 29th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1971 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9365 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1998 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.19 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, 6636.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.19 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2886 ha per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 0.9365 ha per square kilometre | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Panama was 1.19 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9365 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.