Coffee bean yields in Panama
Panama: Coffee bean yields was 0.4513 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coffee 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 coffee bean yields in Panama is 0.4513 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Panama peaked at 0.4805 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1877 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Panama ranks 53rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2632 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2316 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2368 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2389 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2048 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2381 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 0.246 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2447 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2112 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2412 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2271 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1918 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1877 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2205 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1973 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2205 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.223 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2249 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4194 tonnes per hectare | +86.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3212 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3388 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3358 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4479 tonnes per hectare | +33.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3612 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4432 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4298 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4065 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4619 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4682 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4054 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.381 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4681 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4555 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4018 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4805 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3655 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4755 tonnes per hectare | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4502 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4508 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4504 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4507 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4507 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4501 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4488 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4481 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4464 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4467 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4494 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4489 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4515 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4514 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.452 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4519 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4526 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4509 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4511 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4513 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.4513 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4513 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.4513 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6755 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +86.5% | 0.2249 tonnes per hectare | 0.4194 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +33.4% | 0.3358 tonnes per hectare | 0.4479 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | +30.1% | 0.3655 tonnes per hectare | 0.4755 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2366 tonnes per hectare | 0.2048 tonnes per hectare | 0.2632 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2145 tonnes per hectare | 0.1877 tonnes per hectare | 0.2412 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3929 tonnes per hectare | 0.3212 tonnes per hectare | 0.4479 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4243 tonnes per hectare | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | 0.4805 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4528 tonnes per hectare | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.4755 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4493 tonnes per hectare | 0.4464 tonnes per hectare | 0.452 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4516 tonnes per hectare | 0.4509 tonnes per hectare | 0.4526 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 coffee bean yields in Panama?
- Coffee bean yields in Panama was 0.4513 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4805 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1877 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Panama rank for coffee bean yields?
- Panama ranks 53rd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Coffee 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. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.