Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production in Panama
Panama: Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production was 148,344 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production in Panama stood at 148,344 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production in Panama peaked at 201,428 t in 1982 and was at its lowest, 27,632 t, in 1961.
Panama ranks 65th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production in Panama, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,632 t | — |
| 1962 | 27,744 t | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 36,062 t | +30.0% |
| 1964 | 48,582 t | +34.7% |
| 1965 | 48,362 t | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 41,040 t | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 62,240 t | +51.7% |
| 1968 | 70,410 t | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 75,240 t | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 74,590 t | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 84,650 t | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 83,520 t | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 84,760 t | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 108,290 t | +27.8% |
| 1975 | 133,088 t | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 142,638 t | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 183,656 t | +28.8% |
| 1978 | 180,227 t | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 192,727 t | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 178,725 t | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 173,340 t | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 201,428 t | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 185,006 t | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 171,407 t | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 156,092 t | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 137,261 t | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 121,312 t | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 119,692 t | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 104,868 t | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 106,060 t | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 115,530 t | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 127,274 t | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 156,567 t | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 150,013 t | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 126,112 t | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 141,511 t | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 155,074 t | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 175,000 t | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 177,000 t | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 156,000 t | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 146,062 t | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 154,934 t | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 149,328 t | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 160,240 t | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 164,293 t | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 175,382 t | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 159,943 t | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 144,040 t | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 142,546 t | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 153,954 t | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 167,219 t | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 172,934 t | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 181,124 t | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 165,621 t | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 175,509 t | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 173,794 t | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 167,150 t | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 175,692 t | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 161,623 t | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 154,585 t | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 137,439 t | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 158,338 t | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 148,344 t | -6.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 148,344 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 100,546 t, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Panama's 148,344 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 138,751 t, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,590 t | 27,632 t | 75,240 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 126,815 t | 74,590 t | 192,727 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,913 t | 104,868 t | 201,428 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,014 t | 106,060 t | 177,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,277 t | 142,546 t | 175,382 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 169,462 t | 153,954 t | 181,124 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,676 t | 137,439 t | 158,338 t | 4 |
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 raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production in Panama?
- Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production in Panama was 148,344 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 201,428 t in 1982.
- What is the lowest raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,632 t in 1961.
- How does Panama rank for raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production?
- Panama ranks 65th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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, published as part of Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.