Number of people who are undernourished in Panama
Panama: Number of people who are undernourished was 300,000 millions in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Panama, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Panama stood at 300,000 millions.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Panama peaked at 700,000 millions in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200,000 millions, in 2017.
That places Panama 88th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Panama, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 700,000 millions | — |
| 2002 | 600,000 millions | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 600,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500,000 millions | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 500,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 400,000 millions | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 300,000 millions | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 millions | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 300,000 millions | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 300,000 millions is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,000 millions, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Panama's 300,000 millions is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000 millions, 67% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 511,111 millions | 400,000 millions | 700,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 270,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 250,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 4 |
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More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Panama?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Panama was 300,000 millions in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 700,000 millions in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 millions in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Panama ranks 88th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.