Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Panama
Panama: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0294 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Panama stood at 0.0294 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0691 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0294 people per person, in 2024.
Panama ranks 55th of 171 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, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0691 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0672 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0654 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0635 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0617 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.06 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0582 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0564 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0547 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.053 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0514 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0497 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.048 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0464 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0448 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0431 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0415 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.04 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0384 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0368 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0353 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0338 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0323 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0308 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0294 people per person | -4.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0294 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 5.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0609 people per person | 0.053 people per person | 0.0691 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 people per person | 0.0368 people per person | 0.0514 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0323 people per person | 0.0294 people per person | 0.0353 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Panama?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Panama was 0.0294 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0691 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 people per person in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Panama ranks 55th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.