Number of pigs in Panama
Panama: Number of pigs was 508,934 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of pigs 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
In 2024, number of pigs in Panama stood at 508,934 animals. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in Panama peaked at 508,934 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 151,669 animals, in 1971.
Panama ranks 80th of 178 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 | 189,965 animals | 167,400 animals | 222,289 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 180,907 animals | 151,669 animals | 204,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 212,461 animals | 195,300 animals | 249,800 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 257,326 animals | 226,300 animals | 292,400 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 297,629 animals | 273,200 animals | 325,200 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 348,682 animals | 276,400 animals | 400,700 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 423,202 animals | 365,700 animals | 508,934 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 77 Costa Rica 559,743 animals compare
- 78 Tanzania 539,088 animals compare
- 79 Dominican Republic 520,076 animals compare
- 81 Senegal 503,379 animals compare
- 82 Lithuania 496,790 animals compare
- 83 Kazakhstan 479,662 animals compare
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 number of pigs in Panama?
- Number of pigs in Panama was 508,934 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 number of pigs recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 508,934 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,669 animals in 1971.
- How does Panama rank for number of pigs?
- Panama ranks 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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 Number of pigs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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