Land use for vegetable oil crops in Panama
Panama: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 25,770 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for vegetable oil crops in Panama is 25,770 hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 383.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for vegetable oil crops in Panama peaked at 27,806 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,450 hectares, in 1997.
Panama ranks 28th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Panama, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2,450 hectares | — |
| 1998 | 4,900 hectares | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 5,500 hectares | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 5,600 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5,800 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5,700 hectares | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5,800 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 6,400 hectares | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 6,700 hectares | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 6,800 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 7,550 hectares | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 6,300 hectares | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 7,650 hectares | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 6,050 hectares | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 5,150 hectares | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 5,300 hectares | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5,400 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5,326 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,897 hectares | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 4,715 hectares | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 4,058 hectares | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 14,530 hectares | +258.1% |
| 2019 | 24,824 hectares | +70.8% |
| 2020 | 27,806 hectares | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 26,455 hectares | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 24,671 hectares | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 25,169 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 25,770 hectares | +2.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 25,770 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87,371 hectares, 29% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use for vegetable oil crops 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +258.1% | 4,058 hectares | 14,530 hectares |
| 1998 | +100.0% | 2,450 hectares | 4,900 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,283 hectares | 2,450 hectares | 5,500 hectares | 3 |
| 2000s | 6,430 hectares | 5,600 hectares | 7,650 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,025 hectares | 4,058 hectares | 24,824 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,974 hectares | 24,671 hectares | 27,806 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More energy & mining data for Panama
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for vegetable oil crops in Panama?
- Land use for vegetable oil crops in Panama was 25,770 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 27,806 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,450 hectares in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Panama ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for vegetable oil crops rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 383.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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