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.
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 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8502 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.029 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2956 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1292 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.