Number of undernourished people (millions) in Panama
Panama: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2 num m
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.7 num m
in 2001
All-time low
0.2 num m
in 2017
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Number of undernourished people in Panama, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Panama is 0.2 num m, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Panama peaked at 0.7 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2 num m, in 2017.
Panama ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Panama, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.6 num m | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 num m | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 num m | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.2 num m is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2 num m, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.2 num m is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 num m, 16% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5111 num m | 0.4 num m | 0.7 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.27 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.3 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 100 Albania 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Bulgaria 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Djibouti 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Eswatini 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Jamaica 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Serbia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2 num m compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 0.2 num m compare
- 100 East Timor 0.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.39 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 constant US$ (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 0.2 num m in 2024, 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 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 num m in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for number of undernourished people?
- Panama ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).