Panama vs Spain: Banana production by region
Panama
387,690 tonnes
in 2024
Spain
421,320 tonnes
in 2024
Panama rank
40th
Spain rank
37th
Banana production by region over time
- Panama
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 421,320 tonnes against 387,690 tonnes in Panama, a difference of 33,630 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 40th and Spain ranks 37th of 152 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 661,078 tonnes | 364,833 tonnes | 296,244 tonnes | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.01 million tonnes | 397,530 tonnes | 609,147 tonnes | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.09 million tonnes | 442,565 tonnes | 650,547 tonnes | Panama |
| 1990s | 845,528 tonnes | 371,312 tonnes | 474,216 tonnes | Panama |
| 2000s | 502,105 tonnes | 382,330 tonnes | 119,775 tonnes | Panama |
| 2010s | 334,776 tonnes | 383,753 tonnes | 48,977 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 398,707 tonnes | 413,340 tonnes | 14,633 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production by region, Panama or Spain?
- Spain, at 421,320 tonnes against 387,690 tonnes in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production by region between Panama and Spain?
- 33,630 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Spain rank globally for banana production by region?
- Panama ranks 40th and Spain ranks 37th of 152 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Banana production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.