Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Panama
Panama: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Panama recorded 7.6% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Panama peaked at 7.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1969.
Panama ranks 113th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.9% | — |
| 1962 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Panama?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Panama was 7.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1969.
- How does Panama rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Panama ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.