Oil palm fruit yields in Panama
Panama: Oil palm fruit yields was 10.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
10.12 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 44 countries
All-time high
11.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
9.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Panama recorded 10.12 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Panama peaked at 11.9 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.89 tonnes per hectare, in 2013.
That places Panama 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Oil palm fruit yields in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1998 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 10.12 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.26 tonnes per hectare | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | 10.36 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.34 tonnes per hectare | 10.07 tonnes per hectare | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.11 tonnes per hectare | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.13 tonnes per hectare | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Panama?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Panama was 10.12 tonnes per hectare 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.89 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Panama ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.