Rice yields in Panama
Panama: Rice yields was 4.28 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice 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 rice yields in Panama is 4.28 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Panama peaked at 4.49 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.06 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Panama 54th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 rice yields in Panama?
- Rice yields in Panama was 4.28 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 rice yields recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Panama rank for rice yields?
- Panama ranks 54th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.