Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Panama

Access to basic sanitation in Panama in 2024 — 89.1%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 26.5 pp.

2024 89.1% +1.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 117of 193
Period maximum 89.1%2024
Period minimum 62.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Panama, 2000–2024607080902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 62.6%2001: 63.3%2002: 64.4%2003: 65.4%2004: 66.5%2005: 67.6%2006: 68.6%2007: 69.7%2008: 70.8%2009: 71.9%2010: 73%2011: 74.1%2012: 75.2%2013: 76.3%2014: 77.5%2015: 78.6%2016: 79.7%2017: 80.9%2018: 82%2019: 83.2%2020: 84.3%2021: 85.5%2022: 86.7%2023: 87.9%2024: 89.1%
Change over the period: +26.5 pp Annual average: 1.1 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Panama 89.1%
World 82.2%
Central America computed 90.3%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 89.1 +1.2 pp
2023 87.9 +1.2 pp
2022 86.7 +1.2 pp
2021 85.5 +1.2 pp
2020 84.3 +1.2 pp
2019 83.2 +1.2 pp
2018 82 +1.2 pp
2017 80.9 +1.1 pp
2016 79.7 +1.1 pp
2015 78.6 +1.1 pp
2014 77.5 +1.1 pp
2013 76.3 +1.1 pp
2012 75.2 +1.1 pp
2011 74.1 +1.1 pp
2010 73 +1.1 pp
2009 71.9 +1.1 pp
2008 70.8 +1.1 pp
2007 69.7 +1.1 pp
2006 68.6 +1.1 pp
2005 67.6 +1.1 pp
2004 66.5 +1.1 pp
2003 65.4 +1.1 pp
2002 64.4 +1.1 pp
2001 63.3 +0.7 pp
2000 62.6

Central America, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.