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Panama · Agriculture & natural resources

Land, production, employment and resource rents.

20 indicators · 19 with data

Agriculture share

% of GDP

116th of 158 · 20th in Latin America
Agriculture sharePanama's agriculture share fell from 6.9 % in 1996 to 2.6 % in 2025.2000200520102015202020250%2%4%6%2.6 %

Panama's agriculture share fell from 6.9 % in 1996 to 2.6 % in 2025.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

% of employment

87th of 182 · 9th in Latin America
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)Panama's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 22.1 % in 1996 to 16.0 % in 2025.20002005201020152020202512%14%16%18%20%22%24%16.0 %

Panama's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 22.1 % in 1996 to 16.0 % in 2025.

Resource rents

% of GDP

79th of 197 · 11th in Latin America
Resource rentsPanama's resource rents rose from 0.2 % in 1992 to 3.7 % in 2021.1995200020052010201520200%1%2%3%4%3.7 %

Panama's resource rents rose from 0.2 % in 1992 to 3.7 % in 2021.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

127th of 209 · 18th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Panama's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 28.7 % in 1994 to 29.5 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202029%29%30%30%31%31%29.5 %

Panama's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 28.7 % in 1994 to 29.5 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

113th of 206 · 19th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Panama's arable land (% of land area) rose from 6.7 % in 1994 to 7.6 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520207%7%7%7%7%8%8%7.6 %

Panama's arable land (% of land area) rose from 6.7 % in 1994 to 7.6 % in 2023.

Arable land (hectares per person)

hectares per person

94th of 206 · 10th in Latin America
Arable land (hectares per person)Panama's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.120.140.160.180.200 ha

Panama's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.

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