Cassava, fresh — Yield in Panama
Panama: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 16,953 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — yield in Panama stood at 16,953 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Panama peaked at 19,402 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,961 kg/ha, in 1990.
Panama ranks 22nd of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Panama, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,911 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 7,982 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 8,026 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 7,992 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 8,000 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 7,996 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 8,017 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 8,067 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 7,910 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 7,948 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 8,842 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 8,692 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 8,779 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 8,866 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 8,956 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 8,866 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 8,404 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 8,473 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 7,072 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 6,114 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 7,277 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 7,056 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 7,012 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 7,112 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 7,215 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 7,319 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 7,276 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 6,358 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 4,961 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 6,460 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 6,837 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 8,542 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1994 | 8,538 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,146 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 9,557 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 10,067 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 10,571 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 11,381 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 13,017 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 12,937 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 12,073 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 13,639 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 11,948 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 11,830 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 16,556 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 14,995 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 19,402 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 15,809 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 11,930 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 12,711 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 16,005 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 15,738 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 15,987 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 16,018 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16,169 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16,321 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 16,487 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16,613 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16,769 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 17,011 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 16,745 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 16,849 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16,953 kg/ha | +0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 16,953 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,236 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Panama's 16,953 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,632 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +40.0% | 11,830 kg/ha | 16,556 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +30.2% | 4,961 kg/ha | 6,460 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +29.4% | 14,995 kg/ha | 19,402 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +25.9% | 12,711 kg/ha | 16,005 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,999 kg/ha | 7,911 kg/ha | 8,067 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,574 kg/ha | 7,910 kg/ha | 8,956 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,981 kg/ha | 6,114 kg/ha | 7,319 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,606 kg/ha | 4,961 kg/ha | 11,381 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,221 kg/ha | 11,830 kg/ha | 19,402 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,398 kg/ha | 11,930 kg/ha | 16,613 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,865 kg/ha | 16,745 kg/ha | 17,011 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 19 Cook Islands 17,745 kg/ha compare
- 20 Fiji 17,640 kg/ha compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 17,459 kg/ha compare
- 23 Mali 16,573 kg/ha compare
- 24 El Salvador 16,394 kg/ha compare
- 25 China 16,364 kg/ha compare
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 — yield in Panama?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Panama was 16,953 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 19,402 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,961 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Panama ranks 22nd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.