Cocoa bean production in Panama
Panama: Cocoa bean production was 291 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
291 tonnes
Change on year
down 48.2%
World rank
44th
of 62 countries
All-time high
1,987 tonnes
in 1984
All-time low
171 tonnes
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa bean production in Panama is 291 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 48.2% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean production in Panama peaked at 1,987 tonnes in 1984 and was at its lowest, 171 tonnes, in 1988.
Panama ranks 44th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean production in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,200 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 1,000 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 900 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 700 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 500 tonnes | -28.6% |
| 1967 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 600 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 648 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 530 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 504 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 500 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 810 tonnes | +62.0% |
| 1976 | 925 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 768 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 1,192 tonnes | +55.2% |
| 1979 | 1,450 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 1,640 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 1,751 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1,515 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 1,332 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 1,987 tonnes | +49.2% |
| 1985 | 1,406 tonnes | -29.2% |
| 1986 | 1,696 tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1987 | 1,551 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 171 tonnes | -89.0% |
| 1989 | 649 tonnes | +279.5% |
| 1990 | 629 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 636 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 592 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 551 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 913 tonnes | +65.7% |
| 1995 | 850 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 791 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 736 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 685 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 638 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 593 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 301 tonnes | -49.2% |
| 2002 | 354 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 417 tonnes | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 431 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 466 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 653 tonnes | +40.1% |
| 2007 | 686 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 707 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 561 tonnes | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 611 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 711 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 749 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 627 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 641 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 572 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 668 tonnes | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 660 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 567 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 749 tonnes | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 673 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 799 tonnes | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 676 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 562 tonnes | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 291 tonnes | -48.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 291 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,463 tonnes, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +279.5% | 171 tonnes | 649 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 800 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 1,300 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 782.7 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 1,450 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,370 tonnes | 171 tonnes | 1,987 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 702.1 tonnes | 551 tonnes | 913 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 516.9 tonnes | 301 tonnes | 707 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 655.5 tonnes | 567 tonnes | 749 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 600.2 tonnes | 291 tonnes | 799 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 41 Angola 464.93 tonnes compare
- 42 Malaysia 445 tonnes compare
- 43 El Salvador 370.06 tonnes compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 231 tonnes compare
- 46 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 230.92 tonnes compare
- 47 Belize 225 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean production in Panama?
- Cocoa bean production in Panama was 291 tonnes 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 cocoa bean production recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,987 tonnes in 1984.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 171 tonnes in 1988.
- How does Panama rank for cocoa bean production?
- Panama ranks 44th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean production rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cocoa bean production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cocoa bean production is measured in tonnes.