People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Panama

Panama: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 90.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
90.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 97 countries
All-time high
90.5%
in 2009
All-time low
90.5%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Panama, 2009–2017

0204060801002009201320172009: 90.52010: 90.52011: 90.52012: 90.52013: 90.52014: 90.52015: 90.52016: 90.52017: 90.5

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Panama recorded 90.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Panama peaked at 90.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2009.

Panama ranks 30th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Panama, 2009 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2009 90.5%
2010 90.5% +0.0%
2011 90.5% +0.0%
2012 90.5% +0.0%
2013 90.5% +0.0%
2014 90.5% +0.0%
2015 90.5% +0.0%
2016 90.5% +0.0%
2017 90.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.5% 90.5% 90.5% 1
2010s 90.5% 90.5% 90.5% 8

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 27 Viet Nam 92.0% compare
  2. 28 Belize 91.4% compare
  3. 29 Suriname 90.8% compare
  4. 31 Dominican Republic 89.6% compare
  5. 32 Egypt 89.5% compare
  6. 33 Algeria 89.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Panama?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Panama was 90.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2009.
How does Panama rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Panama ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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