Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama
Panama: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 89.05 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Panama recorded 89.05 for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama peaked at 89.05 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.56, in 2000.
Panama ranks 26th of 35 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 | 67.08 | 62.56 | 71.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.05 | 73 | 83.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.69 | 84.34 | 89.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 23 Suriname 90 compare
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.7 compare
- 25 Montserrat 89.41 compare
- 27 El Salvador 88.04 compare
- 28 Honduras 87.67 compare
- 29 Belize 84.3 compare
More population data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,736 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.11 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4333 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.197 (2100)
- Population density 79.6 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 267,694 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.197 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.6135 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 2,658 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Panama was 89.05 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 89.05 in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.56 in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Panama ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services - SDG 1.4.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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