Population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama
Panama: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama is 70.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 113th of 174 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 | 48.6% | 44.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 54.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 66.0% | 70.8% | 5 |
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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 sanitation services in Panama?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama was 70.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Panama ranks 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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