Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Panama
Panama: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.9011 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Panama, 2010–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Panama is 0.9011, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Panama peaked at 0.9307 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7713, in 2010.
Panama ranks 165th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7713 | — |
| 2011 | 0.8154 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8595 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9036 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8934 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9307 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9011 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9011 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9011 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9011 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9011 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9011 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9011 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8778 | 0.7713 | 0.9307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9011 | 0.9011 | 0.9011 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Panama?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Panama was 0.9011 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9307 in 2015.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7713 in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Panama ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.