Agricultural production in Panama
According to FAOSTAT, Panama produced 461,850 t of cereals, 85,733 t of vegetables, 856,180 t of fruit, 301,415 t of meat and 168,490 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sugar cane (1.9 million t), bananas (387,690 t) and rice (371,000 t).
- Products recorded
- 72
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 1
- products
- Year
- 2024
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in oil palm fruit (+383%), followed by dry onions (+87%).
Livestock numbers: 1.4 million cattle, 508,934 pigs and 8,998 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sugar crops | 1,850,000 | 60 | 0.08% | −26% |
| All fruit | 856,180 | 92 | 0.09% | +25% |
| All cereals | 461,850 | 120 | 0.01% | +15% |
| All meat | 301,415 | 95 | 0.08% | +5.2% |
| All milk | 168,490 | 124 | 0.02% | −22% |
| All roots and tubers | 87,844 | 142 | 0.01% | +39% |
| All vegetables | 85,733 | 138 | 0.01% | +50% |
| All citrus fruit | 55,660 | 75 | 0.03% | +35% |
| All eggs | 41,748 | 92 | 0.04% | +17% |
| All pulses | 6,791 | 130 | 0.01% | −34% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar cane | 1,850,000 | 43 | 0.1% | −26% |
| Bananas | 387,690 | 39 | 0.28% | +22% |
| Rice (paddy) | 371,000 | 54 | 0.05% | +45% |
| Beer | 262,647 | 69 | 0.14% | −4.6% |
| Oil palm fruit | 260,839 | 28 | 0.06% | +383% |
| Plantains | 215,620 | 20 | 0.48% | +45% |
| Chicken meat | 198,284 | 58 | 0.15% | +17% |
| Cow milk | 168,490 | 118 | 0.02% | −22% |
| Raw sugar | 148,344 | 63 | 0.08% | −18% |
| Pineapples | 125,027 | 30 | 0.43% | +19% |
| Skim milk of cows | 102,450 | 73 | 0.07% | +4.7% |
| Maize | 88,900 | 105 | 0.01% | −37% |
| Palm oil | 74,000 | 26 | 0.09% | +2,510% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 71,678 | 81 | 0.1% | −14% |
| Molasses | 49,448 | 63 | 0.07% | −27% |
| Oranges | 42,150 | 63 | 0.06% | +2.2% |
| Hen eggs | 41,748 | 92 | 0.04% | +17% |
| Watermelons | 36,785 | 78 | 0.04% | −3.8% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 31,453 | 81 | 0.03% | −8.1% |
| Onions, dry | 28,704 | 101 | 0.03% | +87% |
| Yams | 28,675 | 30 | 0.03% | +50% |
| Potatoes | 26,916 | 122 | 0.01% | +24% |
| Cassava | 25,516 | 61 | 0.01% | +36% |
| Tomatoes | 19,808 | 114 | 0.01% | −1.4% |
| Coconuts, in shell | 19,639 | 45 | 0.03% | +31% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 13,748 | 64 | 0.06% | −9.7% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 12,802 | 82 | 0.04% | — |
| Avocados | 12,105 | 39 | 0.11% | +51% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 9,925 | 72 | 0.1% | −14% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 9,235 | 72 | 0.11% | −14% |
| Papayas | 9,200 | 38 | 0.06% | +23% |
| Melons | 8,620 | 64 | 0.03% | +18% |
| Palm kernels | 7,268 | 35 | 0.04% | +385% |
| Soya bean oil | 7,000 | 70 | 0.01% | −18% |
| Lemons and limes | 6,810 | 63 | 0.03% | — |
| Pig fat, rendered | 6,744 | 42 | 0.11% | +181% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 6,700 | 57 | 0.01% | — |
| Butter of cow milk | 6,471 | 57 | 0.11% | +18% |
| Coffee, green | 6,318 | 40 | 0.06% | −5.5% |
| Margarine and shortening | 6,100 | 69 | 0.05% | −47% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 5,473 | 65 | 0.01% | −24% |
| Green maize | 5,400 | 28 | 0.06% | — |
| Beans, dry | 4,914 | 80 | 0.02% | +20% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 4,538 | 98 | 0.01% | +93% |
| Cucumbers | 4,443 | 99 | 0.01% | +59% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 4,273 | 49 | 0.13% | −14% |
| Yautia | 3,924 | 8 | 1.01% | +6.4% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 2,754 | 62 | 0.05% | −0.4% |
| Ginger | 2,700 | 27 | 0.06% | — |
| Taro | 2,553 | 39 | 0.01% | — |
| Fat of pigs | 2,368 | 52 | 0.02% | −8.1% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 2,308 | 157 | 0% | −52% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 2,204 | 68 | 0.01% | −52% |
| Whole milk, condensed | 2,202 | 34 | 0.11% | −12% |
| Carrots and turnips | 2,105 | 106 | 0% | −51% |
| Cabbages | 1,967 | 121 | 0% | −30% |
| Sorghum | 1,950 | 86 | 0% | −65% |
| Pigeon peas, dry | 1,877 | 15 | 0.04% | −5.1% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 1,628 | 60 | 0.02% | −8.1% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 1,546 | 44 | 0.05% | −92% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 1,454 | 73 | 0.01% | — |
| Oil of palm kernel | 1,120 | 36 | 0.01% | — |
| Buttermilk, dry | 990 | 56 | 0.15% | — |
| Whole milk powder | 863 | 56 | 0.02% | −15% |
| Cocoa beans | 291 | 43 | 0.01% | −55% |
| Sweet potatoes | 260 | 102 | 0% | — |
| Honey | 248 | 102 | 0.01% | −54% |
| Coconut oil | 113 | 51 | 0% | +465% |
| Tea, packed | 98 | 94 | 0% | — |
| Soybeans | 96 | 92 | 0% | −6.8% |
| Wine | 82 | 73 | 0% | −6.8% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 10 | 80 | 0% | — |
Live animals, 2024
Panama among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Panama, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Panama had 4.5 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar cane | 410 | 238 | 1.7× |
| Bananas | 85.9 | 17.1 | 5.0× |
| Rice (paddy) | 82.2 | 100 | 0.8× |
| Beer | 58.2 | 22.7 | 2.6× |
| Oil palm fruit | 57.8 | 51.3 | 1.1× |
| Plantains | 47.8 | 5.46 | 8.7× |
| Chicken meat | 43.9 | 15.7 | 2.8× |
| Cow milk | 37.3 | 97.7 | 0.4× |
| Raw sugar | 32.9 | 23.0 | 1.4× |
| Pineapples | 27.7 | 3.60 | 7.7× |
| Skim milk of cows | 22.7 | 17.5 | 1.3× |
| Maize | 19.7 | 149 | 0.1× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Panama reported exports of 51 and imports of 135 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of palm kernels.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas | 329,316 | USD 157 m | 0.48 | 14 of 107 |
| Palm oil | 50,850 | USD 51.4 m | 1.01 | 30 of 118 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | 55,353 | USD 47.5 m | 0.86 | 25 of 111 |
| Watermelons | 22,649 | USD 14.0 m | 0.62 | 26 of 113 |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 4,946 | USD 9.8 m | 1.99 | 27 of 92 |
| Pineapples | 11,526 | USD 7.7 m | 0.67 | 19 of 105 |
| Palm kernels | 39,021 | USD 7.0 m | 0.18 | 1 of 48 |
| Cocoa beans | 1,473 | USD 6.6 m | 4.49 | 36 of 93 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | 1,038 | USD 6.1 m | 5.89 | 60 of 107 |
| Whole milk powder | 1,276 | USD 6.1 m | 4.78 | 45 of 104 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize (corn) | 569,067 | USD 132 m | 0.23 | 49 of 190 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 15,334 | USD 84.4 m | 5.50 | 58 of 192 |
| Rice | 120,076 | USD 69.7 m | 0.58 | 9 of 149 |
| Soya bean oil | 47,646 | USD 66.6 m | 1.40 | 37 of 184 |
| Beer of barley, malted | 54,296 | USD 64.8 m | 1.19 | 46 of 192 |
| Wheat | 153,419 | USD 57.2 m | 0.37 | 98 of 176 |
| Wine | 4,935 | USD 26.7 m | 5.41 | 87 of 192 |
| Grapes | 7,192 | USD 20.8 m | 2.89 | 64 of 188 |
| Soya beans | 38,171 | USD 18.5 m | 0.48 | 62 of 165 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | 13,274 | USD 18.0 m | 1.36 | 102 of 189 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Panama?
By volume, the largest products of Panama in 2024 were sugar cane (1.9 million t), bananas (387,690 t), rice (paddy) (371,000 t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Panama the world’s largest producer of anything?
Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 8th, for yautia.
How much sugar cane does Panama produce per person?
About 410 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 238 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Panama export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were bananas (USD 157 m), palm oil (USD 51.4 m), raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 47.5 m), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Panama import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were maize (corn) (USD 132 m), cheese from whole cow milk (USD 84.4 m), rice (USD 69.7 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.