Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Panama
Panama: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 109,277 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Panama is 109,277 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Panama peaked at 242,300 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 109,277 ha, in 2024.
That places Panama 131st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Panama, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 192,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 182,700 ha | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 197,400 ha | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 219,600 ha | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 238,500 ha | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 239,900 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 242,300 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 228,900 ha | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 228,200 ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 158,060 ha | -30.7% |
| 1971 | 158,700 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 170,900 ha | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 172,900 ha | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 187,700 ha | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 189,690 ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 205,500 ha | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 192,760 ha | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 167,710 ha | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 172,310 ha | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 158,410 ha | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 166,876 ha | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 176,840 ha | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 188,950 ha | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 173,292 ha | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 185,582 ha | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 179,242 ha | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 171,261 ha | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 171,344 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 172,244 ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 184,619 ha | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 178,813 ha | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 183,640 ha | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 173,215 ha | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 176,451 ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 180,080 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 175,320 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 128,880 ha | -26.5% |
| 1998 | 143,460 ha | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 130,130 ha | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 151,679 ha | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 164,462 ha | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 168,946 ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 186,040 ha | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 176,833 ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 153,223 ha | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 161,128 ha | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 147,174 ha | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 148,316 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 150,046 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 154,227 ha | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 156,309 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 145,693 ha | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 149,917 ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 134,492 ha | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 159,252 ha | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 150,493 ha | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 146,656 ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 148,455 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 151,146 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 156,389 ha | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 154,332 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 118,991 ha | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 110,169 ha | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 109,277 ha | -0.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 109,277 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 39% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Panama's 109,277 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 218,856 ha | 182,700 ha | 242,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 177,623 ha | 158,060 ha | 205,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 174,404 ha | 158,410 ha | 188,950 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 165,461 ha | 128,880 ha | 184,619 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 160,785 ha | 147,174 ha | 186,040 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,664 ha | 134,492 ha | 159,252 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,832 ha | 109,277 ha | 156,389 ha | 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Panama?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Panama was 109,277 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 242,300 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,277 ha in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Panama ranks 131st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.