Municipal waste collected in Panama
Panama: Municipal waste collected was 791,875 tonnes in 2019. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Panama, 2000β2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Panama recorded 791,875 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 353,986 tonnes, in 2000.
Panama ranks 66th of 103 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 421,759 tonnes | 353,986 tonnes | 553,552 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 723,919 tonnes | 634,006 tonnes | 832,601 tonnes | 10 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 63 Slovenia 909,000 tonnes compare
- 64 Latvia 848,000 tonnes compare
- 65 Albania 844,000 tonnes compare
- 67 Republic of Moldova 768,600 tonnes compare
- 68 Burkina Faso 758,100 tonnes compare
- 69 Trinidad and Tobago 736,455 tonnes compare
More environment data for Panama
- Standard Deviation 0.274 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 26,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 26,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 259 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 29 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 6,871 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 12,900 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 49,441 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 42,562 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Panama?
- Municipal waste collected in Panama was 791,875 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 353,986 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for municipal waste collected?
- Panama ranks 66th out of 103 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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