Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Panama
Panama: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0724 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Panama, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Panama stood at 0.0724 animals per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.1357 animals per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0724 animals per person, in 2024.
That places Panama 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0961 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1033 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1041 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1028 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1075 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1069 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1069 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1073 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1116 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1145 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1212 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1261 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1185 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1224 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1284 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1357 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1316 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1159 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1028 animals per person | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1098 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1191 animals per person | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1348 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1316 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1321 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.134 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1317 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1252 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1087 animals per person | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1121 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1199 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1122 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1048 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1069 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1006 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1006 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1061 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1131 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1172 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1088 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1038 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0984 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0934 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0852 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0878 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0889 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0893 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0877 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0895 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0964 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1007 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1077 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1124 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1023 animals per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0982 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0941 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0813 animals per person | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0788 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0776 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0782 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0761 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0806 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0807 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0745 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0724 animals per person | -2.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0724 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 2.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0724 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1052 animals per person | 0.0961 animals per person | 0.1116 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1217 animals per person | 0.1028 animals per person | 0.1357 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1239 animals per person | 0.1087 animals per person | 0.1348 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.109 animals per person | 0.1006 animals per person | 0.1199 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.092 animals per person | 0.0852 animals per person | 0.1038 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0931 animals per person | 0.0776 animals per person | 0.1124 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0769 animals per person | 0.0724 animals per person | 0.0807 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3777 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1446 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1155 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4747 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 518.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Panama?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Panama was 0.0724 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1357 animals per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0724 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Panama ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.