Corn: Yield gap in Panama
Panama: Corn: Yield gap was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Panama stood at 0 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Panama peaked at 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2022.
That places Panama 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +93.7% |
| 2016 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2024 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 tonnes per hectare. (31 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +93.7% | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare |
| 2022 | -100.0% | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5021 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 88 Senegal 0.1155 tonnes per hectare compare
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- 91 Brazil 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Cambodia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Canada 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Chile 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Germany 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 India 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Indonesia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Italy 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 New Zealand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Pakistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per hectare
- 91 Portugal 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Spain 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Suriname 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Switzerland 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Tajikistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Thailand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Turkey 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 United States 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Venezuela 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Vietnam 0 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 corn: yield gap in Panama?
- Corn: yield gap in Panama was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for corn: yield gap?
- Panama ranks 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.