All sugar crops production in Panama
In 2024 Panama produced 1.9 million t of all sugar crops, the 60th largest in the world (0.08% 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
- 60 of 137
- 10-year change
- −25%
- Record
- 2.8 million t
- 1978
All sugar crops in Panama, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Panama compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.08%
- 0.11% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 60.7
- world 70.9 (−14%)
- kg per person
- 410
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −25%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Sweden | 2,119,000 | 0.09% |
| 59 | Serbia | 1,922,881 | 0.09% |
| 60 | Panama | 1,850,000 | 0.08% |
| 61 | Mozambique | 1,787,640 | 0.08% |
| 62 | Belize | 1,669,432 | 0.07% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 crops in Panama?
Panama produced 1.9 million t in 2024, 0.08% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Panama rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Panama ranked 60th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Panama changed?
It fell by 25% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 2.8 million t in 1978.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Panama?
60.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.9 million t from 30,500 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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.