Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Panama
Panama: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0308 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Panama is 0.0308 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0799 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 people per person, in 2024.
Panama ranks 59th of 214 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, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0799 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0777 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0755 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0733 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0711 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.069 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0668 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0647 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0626 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0605 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0585 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0564 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0544 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0524 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0503 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0483 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0463 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0443 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0423 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0404 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0384 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0365 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0346 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0327 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0308 people per person | -5.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0308 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 5.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0701 people per person | 0.0605 people per person | 0.0799 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0494 people per person | 0.0404 people per person | 0.0585 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0346 people per person | 0.0308 people per person | 0.0384 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 56 Uganda 0.0353 people per person compare
- 57 Cape Verde 0.0342 people per person compare
- 58 Honduras 0.0341 people per person compare
- 60 Venezuela 0.03 people per person compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea 0.0285 people per person compare
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0253 people per person 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, per capita in Panama?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Panama was 0.0308 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0799 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 people per person in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Panama ranks 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.