Change of cereal yield vs land used in Panama
Panama: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 4.23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.23
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
60th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.48
in 2023
All-time low
0.9357
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 4.23 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Panama peaked at 4.48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9357, 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9515 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9939 | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9473 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9547 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9889 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9357 | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9897 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 1.11 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.19 | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 1.2 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9922 | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 1.25 | +26.4% |
| 1974 | 1.27 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.32 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.01 | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 1.38 | +36.0% |
| 1978 | 1.35 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.41 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.54 | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 1.63 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 1.45 | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 1.54 | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.52 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.62 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.63 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.78 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.74 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.87 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.82 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.77 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 1.94 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.96 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.03 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.84 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 2.25 | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 2.36 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.24 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.54 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 2.59 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.69 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.16 | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 2.48 | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 2.69 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.25 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 2.56 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.54 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.83 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.98 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.44 | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 2.99 | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 2.96 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.23 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.38 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.52 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.38 | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 4.48 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.23 | -5.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4.23 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.11, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9942 | 0.9357 | 1.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 | 0.9922 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 | 1.45 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 | 1.77 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.16 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 | 2.25 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 3.38 | 4.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3777 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1446 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1155 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4747 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Panama?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Panama was 4.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9357 in 1966.
- How does Panama rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Panama ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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