Japan vs Panama: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Japan
-2.5%
in 2024
Panama
-2.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
193rd
Panama rank
194th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Japan
- Panama
How they compare
Japan currently reports -2.5% against -2.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 55 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Panama ahead.
Japan ranks 193rd and Panama ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5.7% | 44.1% | 38.4% | Panama |
| 1910s | 7.8% | -5.7% | 13.5% | Japan |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 125.4% | 123.5% | Panama |
| 1930s | 3.4% | -22.3% | 25.6% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 563.1% | 562.7% | Panama |
| 1950s | 7.2% | 272.4% | 265.1% | Panama |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 6.7% | 6.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 6.4% | 2.3% | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.7% | -4.2% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 9.3% | 7.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 4.6% | 5.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | -2.6% | 6.2% | 8.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Japan or Panama?
- Japan, at -2.5% against -2.6% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Japan and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Panama rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Japan ranks 193rd and Panama ranks 194th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.