Number of undernourished people in Panama
Panama: Number of undernourished people was 0.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7
in 2001
All-time low
0.2
in 2017
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Number of undernourished people in Panama, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Panama is 0.3, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Panama peaked at 0.7 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2017.
Panama ranks 77th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7 | — |
| 2002 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5111 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.27 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 77 Azerbaijan 0.3 compare
- 77 Belarus 0.3 compare
- 77 Oman 0.3 compare
- 77 Turkmenistan 0.3 compare
More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.39 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 855 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Panama?
- Number of undernourished people in Panama was 0.3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for number of undernourished people?
- Panama ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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