Daily supply of calories per person in Panama

Panama: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,105 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,105 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
75th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3,105 kilocalories per day
in 2023
All-time low
2,040 kilocalories per day
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily supply of calories per person in Panama, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Panama is 3,105 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Panama peaked at 3,105 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,040 kilocalories per day, in 1962.

That places Panama 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,184 kilocalories per day 2,040 kilocalories per day 2,367 kilocalories per day 9
1970s 2,247 kilocalories per day 2,106 kilocalories per day 2,403 kilocalories per day 10
1980s 2,323 kilocalories per day 2,137 kilocalories per day 2,548 kilocalories per day 10
1990s 2,296 kilocalories per day 2,204 kilocalories per day 2,421 kilocalories per day 10
2000s 2,391 kilocalories per day 2,164 kilocalories per day 2,561 kilocalories per day 10
2010s 2,838 kilocalories per day 2,683 kilocalories per day 3,049 kilocalories per day 10
2020s 3,069 kilocalories per day 3,022 kilocalories per day 3,105 kilocalories per day 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 72 Barbados 3,118 kilocalories per day compare
  2. 73 Samoa 3,116 kilocalories per day compare
  3. 74 Bhutan 3,107 kilocalories per day compare
  4. 76 Egypt 3,094 kilocalories per day compare
  5. 77 Vietnam 3,086 kilocalories per day compare
  6. 78 Nauru 3,082 kilocalories per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of calories per person in Panama?
Daily supply of calories per person in Panama was 3,105 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 3,105 kilocalories per day in 2023.
What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 2,040 kilocalories per day in 1962.
How does Panama rank for daily supply of calories per person?
Panama ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Daily supply of calories per person
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.