Starchy Roots — Food supply in Panama
Panama: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 91,869 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Panama, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Panama recorded 91,869 million Kcal for starchy roots — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Panama peaked at 98,689 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58,720 million Kcal, in 2016.
That places Panama 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Panama, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74,843 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 72,884 million Kcal | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 74,738 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 73,035 million Kcal | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 76,104 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 60,571 million Kcal | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 58,720 million Kcal | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 64,647 million Kcal | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 65,865 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 63,270 million Kcal | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 91,743 million Kcal | +45.0% |
| 2021 | 98,689 million Kcal | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 93,800 million Kcal | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 91,869 million Kcal | -2.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 91,869 million Kcal is below the median for high income countries, which is 158,150 million Kcal, 58% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Panama's 91,869 million Kcal is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130,782 million Kcal, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.0% | 63,270 million Kcal | 91,743 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68,468 million Kcal | 58,720 million Kcal | 76,104 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,025 million Kcal | 91,743 million Kcal | 98,689 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 starchy roots — food supply in Panama?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Panama was 91,869 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98,689 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,720 million Kcal in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Panama ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.