China vs Panama: Cassava yields
China
16.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Panama
16.95 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
27th
Panama rank
24th
Cassava yields over time
- China
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 16.95 tonnes per hectare against 16.36 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.59 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 27th and Panama ranks 24th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 15.02 tonnes per hectare | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 8.04 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 14.97 tonnes per hectare | 8.61 tonnes per hectare | 6.36 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 15.99 tonnes per hectare | 14.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.9944 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 16.4 tonnes per hectare | 16.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.4611 tonnes per hectare | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, China or Panama?
- Panama, at 16.95 tonnes per hectare against 16.36 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between China and Panama?
- 0.59 tonnes per hectare, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Panama rank globally for cassava yields?
- China ranks 27th and Panama ranks 24th of 101 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cassava yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.