Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Panama
Panama: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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
Panama recorded 98.5% for share of urban population using at least basic water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Panama peaked at 98.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2000.
That places Panama 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.2% | — |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 98.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Panama's 98.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.7%, 100% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 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 share of urban population using at least basic water services in Panama?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Panama was 98.5% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Panama ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.