Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Panama
Panama: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0014 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Panama is 0.0014 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0108 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 people per person, in 2024.
That places Panama 69th out of 182 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 urban areas, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0108 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0104 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0101 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0094 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.009 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0083 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.006 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 people per person | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 people per person | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 people per person | -23.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0014 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 people per person, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0092 people per person | 0.0075 people per person | 0.0108 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0071 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0031 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 urban areas, per capita in Panama?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Panama was 0.0014 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 people per person in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Panama ranks 69th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.