How does Panama rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Panama ranks 80th out of 209 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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 209 countries

All-time high

20.65 percent

in 2000

All-time low

14.26 percent

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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 209 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 used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Panama, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	14.26 percent	—
1962	14.39 percent	+0.9%
1963	14.53 percent	+1.0%
1964	14.66 percent	+0.9%
1965	14.8 percent	+1.0%
1966	14.93 percent	+0.9%
1967	15.07 percent	+0.9%
1968	15.2 percent	+0.9%
1969	15.33 percent	+0.9%
1970	15.35 percent	+0.1%
1971	15.74 percent	+2.5%
1972	16.14 percent	+2.5%
1973	16.41 percent	+1.7%
1974	16.68 percent	+1.6%
1975	16.95 percent	+1.6%
1976	17.22 percent	+1.6%
1977	17.49 percent	+1.6%
1978	17.49 percent	+0.0%
1979	17.49 percent	+0.0%
1980	17.49 percent	+0.0%
1981	17.76 percent	+1.5%
1982	18.03 percent	+1.5%
1983	18.29 percent	+1.4%
1984	18.56 percent	+1.5%
1985	18.83 percent	+1.5%
1986	19.03 percent	+1.1%
1987	19.24 percent	+1.1%
1988	19.44 percent	+1.0%
1989	19.64 percent	+1.0%
1990	19.77 percent	+0.7%
1991	19.91 percent	+0.7%
1992	20.04 percent	+0.7%
1993	20.04 percent	+0.0%
1994	19.77 percent	-1.3%
1995	19.87 percent	+0.5%
1996	19.87 percent	+0.0%
1997	19.87 percent	+0.0%
1998	19.87 percent	+0.0%
1999	19.87 percent	+0.0%
2000	20.65 percent	+3.9%
2001	20.61 percent	-0.2%
2002	20.58 percent	-0.1%
2003	20.54 percent	-0.2%
2004	20.51 percent	-0.1%
2005	20.47 percent	-0.2%
2006	20.44 percent	-0.1%
2007	20.4 percent	-0.2%
2008	20.37 percent	-0.1%
2009	20.33 percent	-0.2%
2010	20.3 percent	-0.1%
2011	20.3 percent	+0.0%
2012	20.3 percent	+0.0%
2013	20.3 percent	+0.0%
2014	20.36 percent	+0.3%
2015	20.36 percent	+0.0%
2016	20.36 percent	+0.0%
2017	20.36 percent	+0.0%
2018	20.34 percent	-0.1%
2019	20.34 percent	+0.0%
2020	20.34 percent	+0.0%
2021	20.34 percent	+0.0%
2022	20.34 percent	+0.0%
2023	20.34 percent	+0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 20.34 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 2.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Panama's 20.34 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

Countries ranked near Panama

77 Venezuela 20.63 percent compare
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81 Spain 19.78 percent compare
82 Malawi 19.62 percent compare
83 France 19.24 percent compare

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More reference data data for Panama

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)

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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 209 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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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: 18 September 2026

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).