Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Panama
Panama: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Panama is 95.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Panama peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 146th of 231 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.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 95.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 95.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.6% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 92.0% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.4% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 143 Cayman Islands 95.5% compare
- 144 Serbia 95.4% compare
- 145 Falkland Islands 95.3% compare
- 147 Cuba 95.1% compare
- 148 Albania 95.1% compare
- 149 Kyrgyzstan 94.9% compare
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Panama?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Panama was 95.3% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Panama ranks 146th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.