Basic sanitation access in Panama

89.1% of people in Panama used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Panama, 2024 89.1% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.2percentage points 2023: 87.9%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 117th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Panama over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period PanamaWorld
2024 89.1% 82.2%
2023 87.9% 81.5%
2022 86.7% 80.4%
2021 85.5% 79.4%
2020 84.3% 78.3%
2019 83.2% 77.2%
2018 82.0% 76.0%
2017 80.9% 74.9%
2016 79.7% 73.8%
2015 78.6% 72.6%
2014 77.5% 71.4%
2013 76.3% 70.2%
2012 75.2% 68.9%
2011 74.1% 67.8%
2010 73.0% 66.7%
2009 71.9% 65.5%
2008 70.8% 64.3%
2007 69.7% 63.1%
2006 68.6% 61.9%
2005 67.6% 60.7%
2004 66.5% 59.6%
2003 65.4% 58.4%
2002 64.4% 57.3%
2001 63.3% 55.6%
2000 62.6% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 87.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 77.5%, the figure has changed by +11.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Panama has the 117th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Panama
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene