Municipal waste collected in Panama
Panama: Municipal waste collected was 791,875 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste collected in Panama, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 791,875 for municipal waste collected in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Panama peaked at 832,601 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 353,986, in 2000.
Panama ranks 67th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Municipal waste collected in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 353,986 | — |
| 2001 | 372,704 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 369,765 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 382,493 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 393,406 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 383,010 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 396,661 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 514,737 | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 497,274 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 553,552 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 634,006 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 674,405 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 670,111 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 677,417 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 687,007 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 701,623 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 832,601 | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 781,658 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 788,485 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 791,875 | +0.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 791,875 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.15 million, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Panama's 791,875 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 736,455, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste collected in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +29.8% | 396,661 | 514,737 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 421,759 | 353,986 | 553,552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 723,919 | 634,006 | 832,601 | 10 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Panama?
- Municipal waste collected in Panama was 791,875 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 832,601 in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 353,986 in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for municipal waste collected?
- Panama ranks 67th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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