Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Panama
Panama: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 48.57 hectares per tonne in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Panama, 1985–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per tonne.
Analysis
Panama recorded 48.57 hectares per tonne for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Panama peaked at 313.86 hectares per tonne in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.77 hectares per tonne, in 1987.
Panama ranks 10th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.63 hectares per tonne | 23.77 hectares per tonne | 115.44 hectares per tonne | 5 |
| 1990s | 222.26 hectares per tonne | 122.08 hectares per tonne | 313.86 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 220.95 hectares per tonne | 216.19 hectares per tonne | 225.9 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.38 hectares per tonne | 200.76 hectares per tonne | 225.25 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.13 hectares per tonne | 48.57 hectares per tonne | 214.33 hectares per tonne | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 7 Seychelles 76.1 hectares per tonne compare
- 8 Nicaragua 66.88 hectares per tonne compare
- 9 Guyana 53.15 hectares per tonne compare
- 11 New Caledonia 47.47 hectares per tonne compare
- 12 Cook Islands 30.77 hectares per tonne compare
- 13 Kenya 29.32 hectares per tonne compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Panama?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Panama was 48.57 hectares per tonne 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 area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 313.86 hectares per tonne in 1992.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.77 hectares per tonne in 1987.
- How does Panama rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Panama ranks 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. 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 Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area of coconut crops harvested to produce a tonne of coconut oil. This metric is the inverse of oil yields, and represents the amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow a given crop to produce one tonne of oil.