Cocoa bean yields in Panama
Panama: Cocoa bean yields was 0.1022 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1022 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
54th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.333 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.0753 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean 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
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Panama is 0.1022 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Panama peaked at 0.333 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0753 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
That places Panama 54th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2889 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2368 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1944 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1429 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1471 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1515 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1818 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2012 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1656 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1575 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1563 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1563 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2025 tonnes per hectare | +29.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2056 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.256 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2483 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2788 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.328 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3184 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3293 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.333 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3312 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3262 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2983 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.285 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2596 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2516 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2765 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2574 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1489 tonnes per hectare | -42.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2468 tonnes per hectare | +65.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2429 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2472 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2495 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1713 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1595 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1483 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0753 tonnes per hectare | -49.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1311 tonnes per hectare | +74.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1191 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1197 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1259 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.136 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1358 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.136 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1336 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.121 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1227 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1295 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.129 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1187 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.118 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.113 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1093 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1046 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1051 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1068 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1069 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1116 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1043 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1022 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.1022 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +74.1% | 0.0753 tonnes per hectare | 0.1311 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +65.7% | 0.1489 tonnes per hectare | 0.2468 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | -49.2% | 0.1483 tonnes per hectare | 0.0753 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | -42.2% | 0.2574 tonnes per hectare | 0.1489 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2088 tonnes per hectare | 0.1429 tonnes per hectare | 0.2889 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2028 tonnes per hectare | 0.1563 tonnes per hectare | 0.2788 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3139 tonnes per hectare | 0.2596 tonnes per hectare | 0.333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2252 tonnes per hectare | 0.1489 tonnes per hectare | 0.2765 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1261 tonnes per hectare | 0.0753 tonnes per hectare | 0.1483 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1171 tonnes per hectare | 0.1046 tonnes per hectare | 0.1295 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1064 tonnes per hectare | 0.1022 tonnes per hectare | 0.1116 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 51 Guadeloupe 0.12 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1197 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 East Timor 0.1025 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 0.1019 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Dominica 0.0934 tonnes per hectare compare
- 57 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0912 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cocoa bean yields in Panama?
- Cocoa bean yields in Panama was 0.1022 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.333 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0753 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Panama ranks 54th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.