Drinking water services in Panama
Panama: Drinking water services was 46,333 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Panama stood at 46,333 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Panama peaked at 125,345 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46,333 people, in 2024.
Panama ranks 75th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Panama, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 125,345 people | — |
| 2001 | 123,161 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 120,883 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 118,507 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 116,045 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 113,482 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 110,807 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 108,036 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 105,172 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 102,213 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 99,159 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 95,996 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 92,725 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 89,339 people | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 85,846 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 82,265 people | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 78,594 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 74,824 people | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 70,941 people | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 66,925 people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 62,746 people | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 58,646 people | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 54,556 people | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 50,466 people | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 46,333 people | -8.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 46,333 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 70.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,365 people | 102,213 people | 125,345 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,661 people | 66,925 people | 99,159 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,549 people | 46,333 people | 62,746 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 72 Iran 59,304 people compare
- 73 El Salvador 58,759 people compare
- 74 Gabon 48,745 people compare
- 76 Solomon Islands 31,324 people compare
- 77 Cuba 27,132 people compare
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 19,415 people compare
More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2493 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Panama?
- Drinking water services in Panama was 46,333 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 125,345 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,333 people in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for drinking water services?
- Panama ranks 75th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.