Agricultural land use per person in Panama
Panama: Agricultural land use per person was 0.5107 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5107 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
76th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.88 hectares per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.5107 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Panama, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Panama stood at 0.5107 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Panama peaked at 1.88 hectares per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.5107 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Panama 76th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Panama, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.9108 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.8836 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1200 | 0.8545 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1300 | 0.8233 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1400 | 0.7895 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1500 | 0.7526 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1600 | 1.39 hectares per person | +85.2% |
| 1700 | 1.57 hectares per person | +12.5% |
| 1710 | 1.58 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1720 | 1.6 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1730 | 1.62 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1740 | 1.64 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1750 | 1.65 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1760 | 1.67 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1770 | 1.69 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1780 | 1.7 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1790 | 1.72 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1800 | 1.73 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1810 | 1.76 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1820 | 1.79 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1830 | 1.82 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1840 | 1.85 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1850 | 1.88 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1860 | 1.79 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1870 | 1.7 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1880 | 1.61 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1890 | 1.52 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1900 | 1.43 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1910 | 1.34 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1920 | 1.25 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1930 | 1.29 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1940 | 1.33 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 1.37 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 1.37 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.38 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.38 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.38 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 1.39 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.39 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.39 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.4 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.4 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.43 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 1.39 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 1.36 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 1.33 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.29 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.26 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 1.23 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.2 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.17 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.14 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.11 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.07 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9817 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9589 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9375 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9289 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9229 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9147 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9058 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8989 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8904 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8821 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8739 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.868 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8596 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8458 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8346 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8176 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7954 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7782 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7624 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7498 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7379 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.726 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7359 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7251 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7106 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6965 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6828 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6696 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6558 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6462 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.634 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6235 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6221 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6148 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6058 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.597 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5884 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.58 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5718 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5637 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5557 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5479 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5406 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5363 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5304 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.523 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5168 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5107 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.5107 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2631 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.5107 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2463 hectares per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +85.2% | 0.7526 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9108 hectares per person | 0.9108 hectares per person | 0.9108 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8836 hectares per person | 0.8836 hectares per person | 0.8836 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8545 hectares per person | 0.8545 hectares per person | 0.8545 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.8233 hectares per person | 0.8233 hectares per person | 0.8233 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7895 hectares per person | 0.7895 hectares per person | 0.7895 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7526 hectares per person | 0.7526 hectares per person | 0.7526 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.57 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.58 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.6 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.62 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.69 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.73 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.82 hectares per person | 1.82 hectares per person | 1.82 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.43 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.28 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.9589 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9023 hectares per person | 0.868 hectares per person | 0.9375 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7907 hectares per person | 0.726 hectares per person | 0.8596 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.678 hectares per person | 0.6235 hectares per person | 0.7359 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5847 hectares per person | 0.5479 hectares per person | 0.6221 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5263 hectares per person | 0.5107 hectares per person | 0.5406 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 agricultural land use per person in Panama?
- Agricultural land use per person in Panama was 0.5107 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 hectares per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5107 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Panama ranks 76th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.