Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Panama
Panama: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 4.23 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.23 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
57th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4.48 kg per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.9357 kg per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Panama stood at 4.23 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Panama peaked at 4.48 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9357 kg per hectare, in 1966.
Panama ranks 57th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9515 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9939 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9473 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9547 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9889 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9357 kg per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9897 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.08 kg per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 1.11 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.19 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9922 kg per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 1.25 kg per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1974 | 1.27 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.32 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.01 kg per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 1.38 kg per hectare | +36.0% |
| 1978 | 1.35 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.41 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.54 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 1.63 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 1.45 kg per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 1.54 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.52 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.62 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.63 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.78 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.74 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.87 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.82 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.77 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 1.94 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.96 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.03 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.84 kg per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 2.25 kg per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 2.36 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.24 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.54 kg per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 2.59 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.69 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.16 kg per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 2.48 kg per hectare | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 2.69 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.25 kg per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 2.56 kg per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.54 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.83 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.98 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.44 kg per hectare | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 2.99 kg per hectare | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 2.96 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.23 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.38 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.52 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.38 kg per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 4.48 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.23 kg per hectare | -5.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4.23 kg per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 kg per hectare, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4.23 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.86 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9942 kg per hectare | 0.9357 kg per hectare | 1.11 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 kg per hectare | 0.9922 kg per hectare | 1.41 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 kg per hectare | 1.45 kg per hectare | 1.9 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 kg per hectare | 1.77 kg per hectare | 2.36 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 kg per hectare | 2.16 kg per hectare | 2.69 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 kg per hectare | 2.25 kg per hectare | 3.3 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 kg per hectare | 3.38 kg per hectare | 4.48 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Panama?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Panama was 4.23 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9357 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Panama rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.