Panama - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Panama was 86.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.32 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 77.32
2001 77.86
2002 78.35
2003 78.77
2004 79.19
2005 79.60
2006 80.02
2007 80.43
2008 80.84
2009 81.25
2010 81.66
2011 82.07
2012 82.47
2013 82.88
2014 83.28
2015 83.68
2016 84.21
2017 84.74
2018 85.27
2019 85.79
2020 86.32

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Panama was 98.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.09 in 2020, while its lowest value was 96.99 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 96.99
2001 97.15
2002 97.31
2003 97.47
2004 97.57
2005 97.53
2006 97.50
2007 97.46
2008 97.42
2009 97.37
2010 97.33
2011 97.29
2012 97.25
2013 97.20
2014 97.21
2015 97.51
2016 97.67
2017 97.83
2018 97.99
2019 98.09
2020 98.09

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Panama was 94.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.37 in 2020, while its lowest value was 89.56 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 89.56
2001 89.92
2002 90.26
2003 90.57
2004 90.84
2005 91.02
2006 91.20
2007 91.37
2008 91.54
2009 91.71
2010 91.87
2011 92.03
2012 92.19
2013 92.34
2014 92.52
2015 92.90
2016 93.23
2017 93.56
2018 93.88
2019 94.16
2020 94.37

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention