Drinking water services in rural areas in Panama
Panama: Drinking water services in rural areas was 46,333 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Panama is 46,333 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Panama peaked at 122,047 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46,333 people, in 2024.
Panama ranks 71st of 178 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 rural areas in Panama, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 122,047 people | — |
| 2001 | 119,951 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 117,770 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 115,498 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 113,146 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 110,702 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 108,153 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 105,517 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 102,795 people | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 99,988 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 97,094 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 94,098 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 91,004 people | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 87,804 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 84,506 people | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 81,129 people | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 77,673 people | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 74,127 people | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 70,480 people | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 66,710 people | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 62,746 people | -5.9% |
| 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 10,977 people, 4.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111,557 people | 99,988 people | 122,047 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,463 people | 66,710 people | 97,094 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,549 people | 46,333 people | 62,746 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 68 Dominican Republic 66,635 people compare
- 69 El Salvador 58,759 people compare
- 70 Iran 55,235 people compare
- 72 Gabon 42,046 people compare
- 73 Ukraine 33,192 people compare
- 74 Solomon Islands 30,199 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 rural areas in Panama?
- Drinking water services in rural areas 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 in rural areas recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 122,047 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,333 people in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.