Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
20,913 arable hectares per worker are available in Panama, being the least amount among ADD countries and less than 10% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).
30% of the sown area may be lost after each harvest due to environmental causes in Panama (IDB, 2024).
17% of the population does not have access to a healthy diet (2021) (IDB, 2024).
2.6% corresponds to the share of the agricultural sector in Panama (IDB, 2024).
16% is the proportion of jobs offered by the agricultural sector in Panama (IDB, 2024).
USD 4.68 is the daily value per person to eat properly, which represents the highest cost in Central America (IDB, 2024).
0.2% is the annual investment in R&D in Panama, of which just under 50% is associated with public funding (BID, 2024)
Nearly -1% of GDP is the estimated cumulative loss by the sixth quarter following a strong El Niño episode for the analyzed group comprising Central America, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; the effect reverses before two years and small increases are observed in headline and food consumer prices.
13% of agricultural soils are degraded and 20% are recovering as a result of overexploitation and inadequate or absent use of cultivation technologies.
65.40% of Panama's territory is covered by 4.93 million hectares of forest, placing it among the countries with the highest forest cover (Government of Panama, 2020).
