Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Panama

Prevalence of undernourishment in Panama in 2023 — 5.7%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 17.5 pp.

2023 5.7% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 88of 165
Period maximum 23.2%2001
Period minimum 4.5%2019

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Panama, 2001–20230102030200120042007201020132016201920222001: 23.2%2002: 19.4%2003: 17.4%2004: 16.2%2005: 14.8%2006: 13.5%2007: 12.3%2008: 11.2%2009: 10.1%2010: 8.9%2011: 7.9%2012: 7.3%2013: 7.1%2014: 7.1%2015: 7%2016: 6.7%2017: 5.8%2018: 5%2019: 4.5%2020: 4.8%2021: 5.3%2022: 5.8%2023: 5.7%
Change over the period: −17.5 pp Annual average: -0.8 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 5.7%
World 8.5%
Central America computed 4.6%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.7 −0.1 pp
2022 5.8 +0.5 pp
2021 5.3 +0.5 pp
2020 4.8 +0.3 pp
2019 4.5 −0.5 pp
2018 5 −0.8 pp
2017 5.8 −0.9 pp
2016 6.7 −0.3 pp
2015 7 −0.1 pp
2014 7.1 +0 pp
2013 7.1 −0.2 pp
2012 7.3 −0.6 pp
2011 7.9 −1 pp
2010 8.9 −1.2 pp
2009 10.1 −1.1 pp
2008 11.2 −1.1 pp
2007 12.3 −1.2 pp
2006 13.5 −1.3 pp
2005 14.8 −1.4 pp
2004 16.2 −1.2 pp
2003 17.4 −2 pp
2002 19.4 −3.8 pp
2001 23.2

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.