People using improved drinking water sources in Panama
Panama: People using improved drinking water sources was 83,815 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
Panama recorded 83,815 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Panama peaked at 187,126 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83,815 people, in 2024.
That places Panama 90th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Panama, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 187,126 people | — |
| 2001 | 184,530 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 181,756 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 178,796 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 175,662 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 172,332 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 168,784 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 165,037 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 161,096 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 156,953 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 152,605 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 148,035 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 143,241 people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 138,203 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 132,931 people | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 127,441 people | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 121,727 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 115,766 people | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 109,531 people | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 102,982 people | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 96,880 people | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 93,611 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 90,365 people | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 87,124 people | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 83,815 people | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 173,207 people | 156,953 people | 187,126 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,246 people | 102,982 people | 152,605 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,359 people | 83,815 people | 96,880 people | 5 |
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- 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 — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0157 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Panama?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Panama was 83,815 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 187,126 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,815 people in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Panama ranks 90th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.