Potato yields in Panama
Panama: Potato yields was 26.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.46 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
53rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
27.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
All-time low
9.95 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Panama recorded 26.46 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Panama peaked at 27.67 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.95 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Panama ranks 53rd of 159 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.
Potato yields in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 9.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 11.27 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 10.42 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 10.7 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 10.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 11.12 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 14.05 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 15.09 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 13.02 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 11.55 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 10.91 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 10.06 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 17.52 tonnes per hectare | +72.0% |
| 1987 | 16.98 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 17.57 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 20.29 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 12.75 tonnes per hectare | -37.2% |
| 1991 | 18.42 tonnes per hectare | +44.5% |
| 1992 | 15.76 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 11.4 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 1994 | 16.28 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1995 | 16.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 21.84 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 16.18 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1999 | 16.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 20.62 tonnes per hectare | +57.6% |
| 2002 | 22.51 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 22.93 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.47 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 20.05 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 27.67 tonnes per hectare | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 21.85 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 25.71 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 23.34 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 22.76 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 21.27 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 23.62 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 24.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 24.59 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 24.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.64 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 26.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 26.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 26.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 26.46 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.86 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Panama's 26.46 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.08 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +72.0% | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 17.52 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +57.6% | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | 20.62 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | +44.5% | 12.75 tonnes per hectare | 18.42 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +42.8% | 11.4 tonnes per hectare | 16.28 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | +38.0% | 20.05 tonnes per hectare | 27.67 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -37.2% | 20.29 tonnes per hectare | 12.75 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | 9.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 14.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.32 tonnes per hectare | 10.06 tonnes per hectare | 20.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.12 tonnes per hectare | 11.4 tonnes per hectare | 21.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.02 tonnes per hectare | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | 27.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.29 tonnes per hectare | 21.27 tonnes per hectare | 25.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.29 tonnes per hectare | 26.12 tonnes per hectare | 26.46 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 potato yields in Panama?
- Potato yields in Panama was 26.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 27.67 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.95 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Panama rank for potato yields?
- Panama ranks 53rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.