Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Panama
Panama: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Panama recorded 87.8% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Panama peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 106th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 77.2% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 81.3% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 85.7% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 103 North Korea 88.8% compare
- 104 Moldova 88.7% compare
- 105 Sri Lanka 88.4% compare
- 107 Peru 87.3% compare
- 108 Tajikistan 86.9% compare
- 109 Cape Verde 86.2% compare
More environment data for Panama
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0585 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0274 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Panama?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Panama was 87.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Panama ranks 106th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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