People using at least basic drinking water services in Panama
Panama: People using at least basic drinking water services was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Panama stood at 95.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Panama peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 130th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.6% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 92.0% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.4% | 95.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Panama
- Age dependency ratio, old 14.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 51.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 38,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 36,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 38,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 37,158 (2025)
- Population, female 2.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 39,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 37,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Panama?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Panama was 95.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Panama ranks 130th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.