Belize vs Panama: Sugar cane production
Belize
1.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Panama
1.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Belize rank
47th
Panama rank
45th
Sugar cane production over time
- Belize
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.85 million tonnes against 1.67 million tonnes in Belize, a difference of 180,570 tonnes.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Belize ranks 47th and Panama ranks 45th of 110 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 387,442 tonnes | 913,051 tonnes | 525,609 tonnes | Panama |
| 1970s | 808,466 tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 984,206 tonnes | Panama |
| 1980s | 969,350 tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 906,290 tonnes | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.10 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 498,462 tonnes | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 631,020 tonnes | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.32 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.68 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 343,886 tonnes | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Belize or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.85 million tonnes against 1.67 million tonnes in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Belize and Panama?
- 180,570 tonnes, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Panama rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Belize ranks 47th and Panama ranks 45th of 110 countries.
- 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 Sugar cane production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.