Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1101 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.1101 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 0.4367 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1101 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Panama 71st out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4367 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.4309 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4245 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4175 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4098 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4014 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3922 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3823 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3716 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3602 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.348 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3351 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3214 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3068 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2924 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2761 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2591 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.241 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2218 people per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2017 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1803 people per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1577 people per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1343 people per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1101 people per square kilometre | -18.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.1101 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4027 people per square kilometre | 0.3602 people per square kilometre | 0.4367 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2803 people per square kilometre | 0.2017 people per square kilometre | 0.348 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1456 people per square kilometre | 0.1101 people per square kilometre | 0.1803 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 68 Guinea 0.1604 people per square kilometre compare
- 69 Mali 0.127 people per square kilometre compare
- 70 Vanuatu 0.1198 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Gabon 0.1068 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Zambia 0.1025 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Panama?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.1101 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4367 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1101 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.