Canada vs Panama: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Canada
190.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Panama
221.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Canada rank
161st
Panama rank
158th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Canada
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 221.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 190.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Canada, a difference of 30.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 161st and Panama ranks 158th of 213 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 232.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 276.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 44.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Panama |
| 2010s | 186.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 274.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 87.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Panama |
| 2020s | 169.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 199.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 30.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Canada or Panama?
- Panama, at 221.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 190.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Canada and Panama?
- 30.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Panama rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Canada ranks 161st and Panama ranks 158th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.