Cassava yields in Panama
Panama: Cassava yields was 16.95 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava yields in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava yields in Panama is 16.95 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Panama peaked at 19.4 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.96 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Panama ranks 24th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 8.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 8.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.22 tonnes per hectare | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | 19.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | 16.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.87 tonnes per hectare | 16.74 tonnes per hectare | 17.01 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 33.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 109,277 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Panama?
- Cassava yields in Panama was 16.95 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cassava yields recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for cassava yields?
- Panama ranks 24th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.