Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Panama
Panama: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 89.05 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 89.05 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Panama peaked at 89.05 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.56, in 2000.
Panama ranks 140th of 225 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 |
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More population data for Panama
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.197 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 267,694 (2100)
- Population density 79.6 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.197 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4333 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.11 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2,658 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.11 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.11 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.13 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Panama?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Panama was 89.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 89.05 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.56 in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Panama ranks 140th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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