Sugar cane production in Panama
In 2024 Panama produced 1.9 million t of sugar cane, the 43rd largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 25%. The record was 2.8 million t in 1978. Area harvested: 30,500 ha, yield 60.7 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.9 million t
- World rank
- 43 of 94
- 10-year change
- −25%
- Record
- 2.8 million t
- 1978
Sugar cane in Panama, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Panama compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.10%
- 0.13% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 60.7
- world 72.5 (−16%)
- kg per person
- 410
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −25%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Mauritius | 2,195,802 | 0.11% |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,156,598 | 0.11% |
| 43 | Panama | 1,850,000 | 0.10% |
| 44 | Mozambique | 1,787,640 | 0.09% |
| 45 | Belize | 1,669,432 | 0.09% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Panama is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,850,000 | +5.7% | 30,500 | 60.66 |
| 2023 | 1,750,000 | −2.8% | 30,050 | 58.24 |
| 2022 | 1,800,000 | −18% | 32,000 | 56.25 |
| 2021 | 2,190,705 | −13% | 36,123 | 60.65 |
| 2020 | 2,521,268 | +4.1% | 37,439 | 67.34 |
| 2019 | 2,423,049 | −8.9% | 37,548 | 64.53 |
| 2018 | 2,659,360 | +8.8% | 38,749 | 68.63 |
| 2017 | 2,444,500 | +1.0% | 38,629 | 63.28 |
| 2016 | 2,419,680 | +1.6% | 37,995 | 63.68 |
| 2015 | 2,380,811 | −4.1% | 38,208 | 62.31 |
| 2014 | 2,482,224 | +9.1% | 38,298 | 64.81 |
| 2013 | 2,275,579 | +0.5% | 36,298 | 62.69 |
| 2012 | 2,263,890 | +1.6% | 33,403 | 67.78 |
| 2011 | 2,229,031 | +16% | 32,583 | 68.41 |
| 2010 | 1,913,854 | +7.8% | 32,364 | 59.14 |
| 2009 | 1,774,930 | +2.9% | 31,825 | 55.77 |
| 2008 | 1,724,662 | −4.1% | 31,676 | 54.45 |
| 2007 | 1,797,503 | +1.5% | 33,913 | 53.00 |
| 2006 | 1,771,500 | +0.3% | 33,316 | 53.17 |
| 2005 | 1,766,086 | +0.9% | 33,192 | 53.21 |
| 2004 | 1,749,491 | +11% | 32,811 | 53.32 |
| 2003 | 1,572,050 | −1.8% | 28,858 | 54.48 |
| 2002 | 1,601,281 | +11% | 32,447 | 49.35 |
| 2001 | 1,438,670 | −20% | 25,000 | 57.55 |
| 2000 | 1,788,509 | +0.8% | 33,430 | 53.50 |
| 1999 | 1,773,873 | −9.3% | 33,350 | 53.19 |
| 1998 | 1,956,800 | +13% | 35,210 | 55.58 |
| 1997 | 1,735,363 | +9.2% | 34,000 | 51.04 |
| 1996 | 1,589,670 | +16% | 32,720 | 48.58 |
| 1995 | 1,375,324 | −19% | 29,510 | 46.61 |
| 1994 | 1,698,340 | +3.0% | 32,000 | 53.07 |
| 1993 | 1,648,981 | −1.3% | 30,000 | 54.97 |
| 1992 | 1,671,434 | +31% | 30,390 | 55.00 |
| 1991 | 1,271,770 | −2.0% | 30,319 | 41.95 |
| 1990 | 1,297,813 | +2.9% | 26,670 | 48.66 |
| 1989 | 1,261,316 | −4.4% | 26,240 | 48.07 |
| 1988 | 1,318,795 | −12% | 26,000 | 50.72 |
| 1987 | 1,506,145 | −5.7% | 30,800 | 48.90 |
| 1986 | 1,596,555 | −12% | 33,790 | 47.25 |
| 1985 | 1,820,492 | −15% | 34,680 | 52.49 |
| 1984 | 2,134,622 | +1.9% | 38,080 | 56.06 |
| 1983 | 2,093,925 | −19% | 37,660 | 55.60 |
| 1982 | 2,590,580 | +27% | 50,440 | 51.36 |
| 1981 | 2,047,805 | −14% | 53,373 | 38.37 |
| 1980 | 2,386,182 | −9.1% | 47,850 | 49.87 |
| 1979 | 2,624,058 | −4.8% | 44,170 | 59.41 |
| 1978 | 2,756,945 | +15% | 41,120 | 67.05 |
| 1977 | 2,395,554 | +25% | 37,080 | 64.61 |
| 1976 | 1,923,880 | +12% | 29,680 | 64.82 |
| 1975 | 1,721,918 | +20% | 30,100 | 57.21 |
| 1974 | 1,432,440 | +5.9% | 25,750 | 55.63 |
| 1973 | 1,352,970 | +14% | 24,750 | 54.67 |
| 1972 | 1,183,600 | −12% | 22,360 | 52.93 |
| 1971 | 1,350,000 | +14% | 19,950 | 67.67 |
| 1970 | 1,185,365 | −0.3% | 17,710 | 66.93 |
| 1969 | 1,189,464 | +3.6% | 16,630 | 71.53 |
| 1968 | 1,148,535 | +7.6% | 17,670 | 65.00 |
| 1967 | 1,067,583 | +27% | 17,080 | 62.50 |
| 1966 | 838,559 | −12% | 18,300 | 45.82 |
| 1965 | 950,640 | +3.2% | 21,980 | 43.25 |
| 1964 | 920,793 | +19% | 15,760 | 58.43 |
| 1963 | 776,415 | +20% | 17,500 | 44.37 |
| 1962 | 646,011 | −4.9% | 16,000 | 40.38 |
| 1961 | 679,463 | — | 13,100 | 51.87 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Panama?
Panama produced 1.9 million t in 2024, 0.10% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Panama rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Panama ranked 43rd of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Panama changed?
It fell by 25% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 2.8 million t in 1978.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Panama?
60.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.9 million t from 30,500 ha), against a world average of 72.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.