Cereal yields in Panama
Panama: Cereal yields was 4.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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
In 2024, cereal yields in Panama stood at 4.23 tonnes 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 yields in Panama peaked at 4.48 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9357 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Panama 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9942 tonnes per hectare | 0.9357 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9922 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 tonnes per hectare | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 4.48 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 cereal yields in Panama?
- Cereal yields in Panama was 4.23 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 cereal yields recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9357 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Panama rank for cereal yields?
- Panama ranks 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.