Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama

Panama: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 20.34 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.34 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 208 countries
All-time high
20.65 percent
in 2000
All-time low
14.26 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Panama recorded 20.34 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama peaked at 20.65 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.26 percent, in 1961.

Panama ranks 80th of 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.8 percent 14.26 percent 15.33 percent 9
1970s 16.7 percent 15.35 percent 17.49 percent 10
1980s 18.63 percent 17.49 percent 19.64 percent 10
1990s 19.89 percent 19.77 percent 20.04 percent 10
2000s 20.49 percent 20.33 percent 20.65 percent 10
2010s 20.33 percent 20.3 percent 20.36 percent 10
2020s 20.34 percent 20.34 percent 20.34 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama was 20.34 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 20.65 percent in 2000.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 14.26 percent in 1961.
How does Panama rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Panama ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).