Yams production in Panama
Panama: Yams production was 28,675 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28,675 tonnes
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
29th
of 63 countries
All-time high
28,675 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
9,222 tonnes
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yams 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
Panama recorded 28,675 tonnes for yams production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams production in Panama peaked at 28,675 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,222 tonnes, in 2016.
That places Panama 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams production in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,500 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 10,600 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 10,900 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 11,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 11,800 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 12,400 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 13,200 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 15,100 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 14,500 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 11,700 tonnes | -19.3% |
| 1971 | 14,500 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1972 | 15,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 15,431 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 15,894 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 16,357 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 16,514 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 16,357 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 16,198 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 16,356 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 19,457 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 20,376 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 21,338 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 21,338 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19,358 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 20,271 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 21,228 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 22,230 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 23,280 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 17,644 tonnes | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 13,517 tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1991 | 13,646 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 13,775 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 13,906 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 14,038 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 14,172 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13,989 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 15,371 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 15,523 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 15,493 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 16,343 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 22,564 tonnes | +38.1% |
| 2002 | 26,119 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 22,746 tonnes | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 23,847 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 23,758 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 26,122 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 25,615 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 23,760 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 26,093 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 21,768 tonnes | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 22,402 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 23,567 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 19,895 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 19,079 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 14,410 tonnes | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 9,222 tonnes | -36.0% |
| 2017 | 11,088 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 13,340 tonnes | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 15,568 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 21,473 tonnes | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 22,322 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 24,070 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 26,063 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 28,675 tonnes | +10.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 28,675 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,878 tonnes, 15.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Panama's 28,675 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,459 tonnes, 11.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -36.0% | 14,410 tonnes | 9,222 tonnes |
| 2001 | +38.1% | 16,343 tonnes | 22,564 tonnes |
| 2020 | +37.9% | 15,568 tonnes | 21,473 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,222 tonnes | 10,500 tonnes | 15,100 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,431 tonnes | 11,700 tonnes | 16,514 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,652 tonnes | 17,644 tonnes | 23,280 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,343 tonnes | 13,517 tonnes | 15,523 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,697 tonnes | 16,343 tonnes | 26,122 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,034 tonnes | 9,222 tonnes | 23,567 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,521 tonnes | 21,473 tonnes | 28,675 tonnes | 5 |
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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 yams production in Panama?
- Yams production in Panama was 28,675 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 yams production recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 28,675 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest yams production recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,222 tonnes in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for yams production?
- Panama ranks 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams production rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yam production is measured in tonnes.