People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Panama
Panama: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.08 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.08 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Panama peaked at 0.192 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.08 people per person, in 2024.
That places Panama 62nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Panama, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.192 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1867 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1815 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1763 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1712 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1662 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1612 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1563 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1514 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1466 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1419 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1372 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1325 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1279 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1233 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1187 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1142 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1098 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1054 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.101 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0967 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0924 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0882 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0841 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.08 people per person | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1689 people per person | 0.1466 people per person | 0.192 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1212 people per person | 0.101 people per person | 0.1419 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0883 people per person | 0.08 people per person | 0.0967 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Panama?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Panama was 0.08 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.192 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 people per person in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.