Central America vs Panama: Bananas — Production, annual growth rate
Central America
-3.12 % change on previous year
in 2024
Panama
5.05 % change on previous year
in 2024
Central America rank
19th
Panama rank
22nd
Bananas — Production, annual growth rate over time
- Central America
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 5.05 % change on previous year against -3.12 % change on previous year in Central America, a difference of 8.17 % change on previous year.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 25 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.14 % change on previous year | 9.54 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.4489 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 1980s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 0.771 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1990s | -0.1347 % change on previous year | -3.36 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 2000s | 1.76 % change on previous year | -7.49 % change on previous year | 9.25 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 2010s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 2020s | -0.8578 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bananas — production, annual growth rate, Central America or Panama?
- Panama, at 5.05 % change on previous year against -3.12 % change on previous year in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bananas — production, annual growth rate between Central America and Panama?
- 8.17 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Panama rank globally for bananas — production, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Bananas — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Bananas — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.