Sanitation facilities usage in Panama
Panama: Sanitation facilities usage was 138,983 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Panama is 138,983 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Panama peaked at 240,523 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 138,983 people, in 2024.
That places Panama 64th out of 232 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Panama, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 240,523 people | — |
| 2001 | 238,416 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 236,158 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 233,740 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 231,181 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 228,455 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 225,533 people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 222,446 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 219,199 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 215,787 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 212,206 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 208,430 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 204,461 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 200,273 people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 195,884 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 191,325 people | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 186,591 people | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 181,652 people | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 176,469 people | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 170,977 people | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 164,968 people | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 158,559 people | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 152,130 people | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 145,647 people | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 138,983 people | -4.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 138,983 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 47.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 229,144 people | 215,787 people | 240,523 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 192,827 people | 170,977 people | 212,206 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,057 people | 138,983 people | 164,968 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 Panama?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Panama was 138,983 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 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 240,523 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,983 people in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Panama ranks 64th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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. 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.