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Water resources per capita — Panama

Water resources per capita in Panama in 2022 — 31,040 m³/person. Ranked 19 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 73.6%.

2022 31,040 m³/person −1.26% vs 2021
World rank 19of 181
Period maximum 117,772 m³/person1961
Period minimum 31,040 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Panama, 1961–2022050,000100,000150,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 117,772 m³/person1963: 110,865 m³/person1965: 104,368 m³/person1967: 98,370 m³/person1969: 92,869 m³/person1971: 87,785 m³/person1973: 83,106 m³/person1975: 78,851 m³/person1977: 74,991 m³/person1979: 71,460 m³/person1981: 68,149 m³/person1983: 65,013 m³/person1985: 62,065 m³/person1987: 59,340 m³/person1989: 56,826 m³/person1991: 54,460 m³/person1993: 52,235 m³/person1995: 50,137 m³/person1997: 48,155 m³/person1999: 46,277 m³/person2001: 44,502 m³/person2003: 42,824 m³/person2005: 41,231 m³/person2007: 39,738 m³/person2009: 38,324 m³/person2011: 36,984 m³/person2013: 35,709 m³/person2015: 34,495 m³/person2017: 33,328 m³/person2019: 32,257 m³/person2021: 31,436 m³/person2022: 31,040 m³/person
Change over the period: −86,732 (−73.64%) Average annual rate: -2.16 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 31,040 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Latin America & Caribbean 21,253 m³/person
Central America computed 5,814 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 31,040 −396 −1.26%
2021 31,436 −382 −1.2%
2020 31,817 −440 −1.36%
2019 32,257 −517 −1.58%
2018 32,775 −553 −1.66%
2017 33,328 −576 −1.7%
2016 33,903 −591 −1.71%
2015 34,495 −602 −1.72%
2014 35,097 −613 −1.72%
2013 35,709 −628 −1.73%
2012 36,337 −647 −1.75%
2011 36,984 −662 −1.76%
2010 37,646 −678 −1.77%
2009 38,324 −698 −1.79%
2008 39,021 −717 −1.8%
2007 39,738 −735 −1.82%
2006 40,474 −757 −1.84%
2005 41,231 −785 −1.87%
2004 42,016 −808 −1.89%
2003 42,824 −827 −1.9%
2002 43,651 −851 −1.91%
2001 44,502 −875 −1.93%
2000 45,376 −900 −1.94%
1999 46,277 −926 −1.96%
1998 47,203 −952 −1.98%
1997 48,155 −978 −1.99%
1996 49,133 −1,004 −2%
1995 50,137 −1,033 −2.02%
1994 51,170 −1,065 −2.04%
1993 52,235 −1,096 −2.06%
1992 53,332 −1,128 −2.07%
1991 54,460 −1,168 −2.1%
1990 55,628 −1,198 −2.11%
1989 56,826 −1,231 −2.12%
1988 58,057 −1,283 −2.16%
1987 59,340 −1,335 −2.2%
1986 60,675 −1,390 −2.24%
1985 62,065 −1,447 −2.28%
1984 63,512 −1,502 −2.31%
1983 65,013 −1,547 −2.32%
1982 66,560 −1,589 −2.33%
1981 68,149 −1,632 −2.34%
1980 69,782 −1,679 −2.35%
1979 71,460 −1,732 −2.37%
1978 73,193 −1,799 −2.4%
1977 74,991 −1,883 −2.45%
1976 76,874 −1,977 −2.51%
1975 78,851 −2,077 −2.57%
1974 80,928 −2,178 −2.62%
1973 83,106 −2,284 −2.67%
1972 85,390 −2,395 −2.73%
1971 87,785 −2,495 −2.76%
1970 90,280 −2,589 −2.79%
1969 92,869 −2,692 −2.82%
1968 95,561 −2,809 −2.86%
1967 98,370 −2,936 −2.9%
1966 101,306 −3,061 −2.93%
1965 104,368 −3,186 −2.96%
1964 107,554 −3,312 −2.99%
1963 110,865 −3,415 −2.99%
1962 114,281 −3,491 −2.96%
1961 117,772 — —

Central America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BZ Belize 37,891 PA Panama 31,040 NI Nicaragua 23,209 CR Costa Rica 22,236 HN Honduras 8,664 GT Guatemala 6,118 MX Mexico 3,180 SV El Salvador 2,489
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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