Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Panama
Panama: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 326,791 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Panama recorded 326,791 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Panama peaked at 422,475 animals in 2012 and was at its lowest, 111,421 animals, in 1961.
Panama ranks 90th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,284 animals | 111,421 animals | 164,100 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 208,115 animals | 173,250 animals | 241,124 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 269,571 animals | 214,896 animals | 296,453 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 294,279 animals | 268,385 animals | 339,221 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,830 animals | 271,853 animals | 343,584 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 363,687 animals | 322,946 animals | 422,475 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 338,208 animals | 326,600 animals | 355,314 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 33.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 109,277 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Panama?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Panama was 326,791 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 422,475 animals in 2012.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,421 animals in 1961.
- How does Panama rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Panama ranks 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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