Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Panama
Panama: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 132,686 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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 132,686 people for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Panama peaked at 208,057 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 132,686 people, in 2024.
Panama ranks 59th of 175 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Panama, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 208,057 people | — |
| 2001 | 206,380 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 204,599 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 202,706 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 200,719 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 198,617 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 196,377 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 194,028 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 191,571 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 189,007 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 186,334 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 183,520 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 180,570 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 177,463 people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 174,214 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 170,858 people | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 167,390 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 163,786 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 160,013 people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 156,013 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 151,596 people | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 146,864 people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 142,168 people | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 137,481 people | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 132,686 people | -3.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 132,686 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,343 people, 12.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 199,206 people | 189,007 people | 208,057 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,016 people | 156,013 people | 186,334 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,159 people | 132,686 people | 151,596 people | 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Panama?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Panama was 132,686 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 208,057 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,686 people in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Panama ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.