See main article: Archery at the 2011 Pan American Games. The athlete quota for archery is 64 athletes, 32 men and 32 women. There is a maximum of six athletes per National Olympic Committee, three per gender. NOC's with three athletes of the same gender automatically qualify for the team competition. There were 2 qualification tournaments for each gender to qualify athletes.
| Nation | width=80 | Men's Individual ! | width=80 | Men's Team ! | width=80 | Women's Individual ! | width=80 | Women's Team ! | width=100 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | X | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 | ||||||
| 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | X | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 | ||||||
| 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | X | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | X | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | X | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 | ||||||
| 3 | X | 3 | X | 6 | ||||||
| Total athletes | 32 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 64 | |||||
| Total NOCs | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| Event | Location | Ranking | Athletes per NOC | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | 3 | |||
| 2010 Pan American Championships, team event[1] | Top 7 | 3 | |||
| 2010 Pan American Championships, individual event | Top 4 | Up to 3 | |||
| 2011 Second Qualification Tournament[2] |  Santo Domingo[3] | Top 4 | Up to 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 32 | ||||
Excluding Mexico (who finished third at this tournament), who already have qualified.
Excluding teams that qualified from the above criteria.
A nation that qualified two or one athlete can only enter one and two athletes respectively at this tournament. A country that did not qualify an athlete may enter 3.
| Event | Location | Ranking | Athletes per NOC | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | 3 | |||
| 2010 Pan American Championships, team event | Top 7 | 3 | |||
| 2010 Pan American Championships, individual event | Top 4 | Up to 3 | |||
| 2011 Second Qualification Tournament | Santo Domingo | Top 4 | Up to 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 32 | ||||
Excluding Mexico (who finished first at this tournament), who already have qualified.
Excluding teams that qualified from the above criteria.
A nation that qualified two or one athlete can only enter one and two athletes respectively at this tournament. A country that did not qualify an athlete may enter 3.