Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Panama
Panama: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Panama, 2010–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Panama is 0.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Panama peaked at 1.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
Panama ranks 162nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0127 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Panama?
- Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Panama was 0.5% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Panama rank for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Panama ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industrial water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).