Cocoa bean production in Panama
Panama: Cocoa bean production was 291 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cocoa bean production in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa bean production in Panama is 291, 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 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 171, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 | — |
| 1962 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 900 | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 700 | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 500 | -28.6% |
| 1967 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 600 | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 648 | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 530 | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 504 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 500 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 810 | +62.0% |
| 1976 | 925 | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 768 | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 1,192 | +55.2% |
| 1979 | 1,450 | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 1,640 | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 1,751 | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1,515 | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 1,332 | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 1,987 | +49.2% |
| 1985 | 1,406 | -29.2% |
| 1986 | 1,696 | +20.6% |
| 1987 | 1,551 | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 171 | -89.0% |
| 1989 | 649 | +279.5% |
| 1990 | 629 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 636 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 592 | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 551 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 913 | +65.7% |
| 1995 | 850 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 791 | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 736 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 685 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 638 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 593 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 301 | -49.2% |
| 2002 | 354 | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 417 | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 431 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 466 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 653 | +40.1% |
| 2007 | 686 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 707 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 561 | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 611 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 711 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 749 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 627 | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 641 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 572 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 668 | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 660 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 567 | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 749 | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 673 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 799 | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 676 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 562 | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 291 | -48.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 291 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,463, 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 | 649 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 800 | 500 | 1,300 | 9 |
| 1970s | 782.7 | 500 | 1,450 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,370 | 171 | 1,987 | 10 |
| 1990s | 702.1 | 551 | 913 | 10 |
| 2000s | 516.9 | 301 | 707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 655.5 | 567 | 749 | 10 |
| 2020s | 600.2 | 291 | 799 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 41 Angola 464.93 compare
- 42 Malaysia 445 compare
- 43 El Salvador 370.06 compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 231 compare
- 46 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 230.92 compare
- 47 Belize 225 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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean production recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,987 in 1984.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 171 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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