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
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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

Indicator
Cassava yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 6,151 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.