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Number of cattle in Panama

Number of cattle in Panama was 1,401,169 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 7.7% from 2023. That is the 99th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head1,401,169
Change on 2023-7.7%
Rank99th of 190Countries ranked
Series high1,728,7482011
Series low762,9871961

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Number of cattle in Panama, 1961 to 2024

600K800K1M1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M19611971198119912001201120241961: 762,987 head1962: 835,400 head1963: 842,400 head1964: 890,610 head1965: 968,600 head1966: 1,010,700 head1967: 1,036,600 head1968: 1,118,600 head1969: 1,156,800 head1970: 1,187,700 head1971: 1,259,892 head1972: 1,288,900 head1973: 1,312,200 head1974: 1,332,800 head1975: 1,347,900 head1976: 1,361,200 head1977: 1,373,900 head1978: 1,395,000 head1979: 1,436,700 head1980: 1,404,900 head1981: 1,432,740 head1982: 1,456,600 head1983: 1,459,000 head1984: 1,452,100 head1985: 1,446,900 head1986: 1,430,200 head1987: 1,409,500 head1988: 1,422,500 head1989: 1,416,600 head1990: 1,388,000 head1991: 1,399,487 head1992: 1,427,200 head1993: 1,436,600 head1994: 1,453,700 head1995: 1,455,612 head1996: 1,442,100 head1997: 1,362,200 head1998: 1,382,200 head1999: 1,359,800 head2000: 1,342,400 head2001: 1,533,461 head2002: 1,532,500 head2003: 1,498,400 head2004: 1,480,400 head2005: 1,564,600 head2006: 1,561,600 head2007: 1,526,200 head2008: 1,603,100 head2009: 1,621,100 head2010: 1,640,900 head2011: 1,728,748 head2012: 1,722,500 head2013: 1,727,300 head2014: 1,633,800 head2015: 1,540,500 head2016: 1,554,200 head2017: 1,523,000 head2018: 1,558,400 head2019: 1,498,700 head2020: 1,505,500 head2021: 1,509,900 head2022: 1,516,774 head2023: 1,518,656 head2024: 1,401,169 head750K1M1.25M1.5M1.75M19611983200520241961: 762,987 head1962: 835,400 head1963: 842,400 head1964: 890,610 head1965: 968,600 head1966: 1,010,700 head1967: 1,036,600 head1968: 1,118,600 head1969: 1,156,800 head1970: 1,187,700 head1971: 1,259,892 head1972: 1,288,900 head1973: 1,312,200 head1974: 1,332,800 head1975: 1,347,900 head1976: 1,361,200 head1977: 1,373,900 head1978: 1,395,000 head1979: 1,436,700 head1980: 1,404,900 head1981: 1,432,740 head1982: 1,456,600 head1983: 1,459,000 head1984: 1,452,100 head1985: 1,446,900 head1986: 1,430,200 head1987: 1,409,500 head1988: 1,422,500 head1989: 1,416,600 head1990: 1,388,000 head1991: 1,399,487 head1992: 1,427,200 head1993: 1,436,600 head1994: 1,453,700 head1995: 1,455,612 head1996: 1,442,100 head1997: 1,362,200 head1998: 1,382,200 head1999: 1,359,800 head2000: 1,342,400 head2001: 1,533,461 head2002: 1,532,500 head2003: 1,498,400 head2004: 1,480,400 head2005: 1,564,600 head2006: 1,561,600 head2007: 1,526,200 head2008: 1,603,100 head2009: 1,621,100 head2010: 1,640,900 head2011: 1,728,748 head2012: 1,722,500 head2013: 1,727,300 head2014: 1,633,800 head2015: 1,540,500 head2016: 1,554,200 head2017: 1,523,000 head2018: 1,558,400 head2019: 1,498,700 head2020: 1,505,500 head2021: 1,509,900 head2022: 1,516,774 head2023: 1,518,656 head2024: 1,401,169 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
20241,401,169
20231,518,656
20221,516,774
20211,509,900
20201,505,500
20191,498,700
20181,558,400
20171,523,000
20161,554,200
20151,540,500
20141,633,800
20131,727,300
20121,722,500
20111,728,748
20101,640,900
20091,621,100
20081,603,100
20071,526,200
20061,561,600
20051,564,600
20041,480,400
20031,498,400
20021,532,500
20011,533,461
20001,342,400
19991,359,800
19981,382,200
19971,362,200
19961,442,100
19951,455,612
19941,453,700
19931,436,600
19921,427,200
19911,399,487
19901,388,000
19891,416,600
19881,422,500
19871,409,500
19861,430,200
19851,446,900
19841,452,100
19831,459,000
19821,456,600
19811,432,740
19801,404,900
19791,436,700
19781,395,000
19771,373,900
19761,361,200
19751,347,900
19741,332,800
19731,312,200
19721,288,900
19711,259,892
19701,187,700
19691,156,800
19681,118,600
19671,036,600
19661,010,700
1965968,600
1964890,610
1963842,400
1962835,400
1961762,987

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Definition

Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, Panama, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Panama, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/panama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, Panama, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/panama.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Panama, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/panama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{food_number_of_cattle_panama_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Panama, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/panama. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the number of cattle in Panama?

Number of cattle in Panama was 1,401,169 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 7.7% from 2023. That is the 99th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of cattle in Panama?

1,728,748 head in 2011, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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