Cereal yields in Panama
Panama: Cereal yields was 4.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.23 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
60th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.9357 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 186 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.
Cereal yields in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9515 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9939 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9473 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9547 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9889 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9357 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9897 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9922 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1974 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 1978 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4.23 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.11 tonnes per hectare, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4.23 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 186 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.