People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Panama
Panama: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 130,148 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved 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 people.
Analysis
Panama recorded 130,148 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Panama peaked at 259,113 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 130,148 people, in 2024.
Panama ranks 82nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 242,186 people | 223,261 people | 259,113 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 193,679 people | 166,657 people | 218,454 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,909 people | 130,148 people | 159,626 people | 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Panama?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 259,113 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,148 people in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Panama ranks 82nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. 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.