People not using improved drinking water sources in Panama
Panama: People not using improved drinking water sources was 130,148 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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 130,148 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Panama peaked at 312,472 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 130,148 people, in 2024.
That places Panama 92nd 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Panama, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 312,472 people | — |
| 2001 | 307,691 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 302,639 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 297,303 people | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 291,707 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 285,814 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 279,591 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 273,074 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 266,267 people | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 259,166 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 251,764 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 244,031 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 235,966 people | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 227,542 people | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 218,777 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 209,706 people | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 200,322 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 190,590 people | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 180,473 people | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 169,908 people | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 159,626 people | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 152,257 people | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 144,921 people | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 137,590 people | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 130,148 people | -5.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 130,148 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 50798780.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 130,148 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 31.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 287,572 people | 259,166 people | 312,472 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,908 people | 169,908 people | 251,764 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,908 people | 130,148 people | 159,626 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Panama?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Panama was 130,148 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 312,472 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,148 people in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Panama ranks 92nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.