FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Panama
Panama had 1.4 million cattle in 2024, the 99th largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%. The record was 1.7 million head in 2011.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.4 million head
- World rank
- 99 of 190
- 10-year change
- −14%
- Record
- 1.7 million head
- 2011
Cattle in Panama, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,401,169 | −7.7% |
| 2023 | 1,518,656 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,516,774 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,509,900 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,505,500 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,498,700 | −3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,558,400 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,523,000 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,554,200 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,540,500 | −5.7% |
| 2014 | 1,633,800 | −5.4% |
| 2013 | 1,727,300 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,722,500 | −0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,728,748 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,640,900 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,621,100 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,603,100 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1,526,200 | −2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,561,600 | −0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,564,600 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1,480,400 | −1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,498,400 | −2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,532,500 | −0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,533,461 | +14% |
| 2000 | 1,342,400 | −1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,359,800 | −1.6% |
| 1998 | 1,382,200 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,362,200 | −5.5% |
| 1996 | 1,442,100 | −0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,455,612 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,453,700 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,436,600 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,427,200 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,399,487 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1,388,000 | −2.0% |
| 1989 | 1,416,600 | −0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,422,500 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,409,500 | −1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,430,200 | −1.2% |
| 1985 | 1,446,900 | −0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,452,100 | −0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,459,000 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,456,600 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1,432,740 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1,404,900 | −2.2% |
| 1979 | 1,436,700 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1,395,000 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1,373,900 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,361,200 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,347,900 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,332,800 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1,312,200 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1,288,900 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 1,259,892 | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 1,187,700 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 1,156,800 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1,118,600 | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 1,036,600 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1,010,700 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 968,600 | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 890,610 | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 842,400 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 835,400 | +9.5% |
| 1961 | 762,987 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.