Cocoa bean yields in Panama
Panama: Cocoa bean yields was 0.1022 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- 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 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 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.