Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Panama
Panama: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 31,040 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Panama, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Panama recorded 31,040 cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Panama peaked at 117,772 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31,040 cubic meters, in 2022.
That places Panama 19th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104,772 cubic meters | 92,869 cubic meters | 117,772 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 80,286 cubic meters | 71,460 cubic meters | 90,280 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,998 cubic meters | 56,826 cubic meters | 69,782 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,773 cubic meters | 46,276 cubic meters | 55,628 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,716 cubic meters | 38,324 cubic meters | 45,376 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,853 cubic meters | 32,257 cubic meters | 37,646 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,431 cubic meters | 31,040 cubic meters | 31,817 cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Panama
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 123,804 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 143.67 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 15.75 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 136.6 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 72.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Panama?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Panama was 31,040 cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 117,772 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,040 cubic meters in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Panama ranks 19th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.