Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Panama
Panama: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 1,505 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Panama stood at 1,505 ha.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Panama peaked at 6,040 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 704 ha, in 2015.
Panama ranks 61st of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Panama, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,250 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,280 ha | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2,330 ha | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2,490 ha | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 2,590 ha | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 2,760 ha | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 2,960 ha | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 3,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 4,425 ha | +47.5% |
| 1971 | 4,644 ha | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 4,400 ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 4,500 ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,700 ha | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 4,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,800 ha | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 5,632 ha | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 4,800 ha | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 4,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,900 ha | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,040 ha | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 4,700 ha | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 4,500 ha | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,650 ha | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 3,700 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3,500 ha | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 3,394 ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 3,033 ha | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 3,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 2,423 ha | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1,549 ha | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 1,682 ha | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 2,235 ha | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 2,184 ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2,341 ha | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1,407 ha | -39.9% |
| 2007 | 1,438 ha | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,039 ha | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 1,442 ha | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 2,053 ha | +42.4% |
| 2011 | 1,667 ha | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 1,337 ha | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 1,652 ha | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 1,176 ha | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 704 ha | -40.1% |
| 2016 | 884 ha | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 1,312 ha | +48.4% |
| 2018 | 1,051 ha | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 1,569 ha | +49.3% |
| 2020 | 1,613 ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,795 ha | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 1,647 ha | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 1,448 ha | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 1,505 ha | +3.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1,505 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 109.5 ha, 13.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1,505 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,628 ha, 92% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +49.3% | 1,051 ha | 1,569 ha |
| 2017 | +48.4% | 884 ha | 1,312 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,546 ha | 2,250 ha | 3,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,537 ha | 4,400 ha | 4,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,963 ha | 4,800 ha | 5,632 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,802 ha | 2,500 ha | 6,040 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,774 ha | 1,039 ha | 2,423 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,340 ha | 704 ha | 2,053 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,602 ha | 1,448 ha | 1,795 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 518.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — area harvested in Panama?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Panama was 1,505 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6,040 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 704 ha in 2015.
- How does Panama rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Panama ranks 61st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.