Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Panama
Panama: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0167 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Panama is 0.0167 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Panama peaked at 0.065 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Panama ranks 75th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.065 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0631 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0612 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0594 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0576 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0559 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0543 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0528 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0513 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0498 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0485 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0471 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0459 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0435 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0414 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0376 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0367 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0359 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0351 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0343 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0335 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0167 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0167 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0578 sq. km per person | 0.0513 sq. km per person | 0.065 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0443 sq. km per person | 0.0395 sq. km per person | 0.0498 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0348 sq. km per person | 0.0314 sq. km per person | 0.0385 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.028 sq. km per person | 0.0256 sq. km per person | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.023 sq. km per person | 0.0212 sq. km per person | 0.0251 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0192 sq. km per person | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 0.0208 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 0.0175 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 surface area (sq. km), per capita in Panama?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Panama was 0.0167 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.065 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Panama ranks 75th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.