What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Indonesia and Panama?

0.07 tonnes per person, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Panama?

121 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Panama: CO₂ emissions per capita

Indonesia

2.87 tonnes per person

in 2024

Panama

2.8 tonnes per person

in 2024

Indonesia rank

114th

Panama rank

115th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Indonesia
Panama

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.87 tonnes per person against 2.8 tonnes per person in Panama, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 114th and Panama ranks 115th of 213 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1157 tonnes per person	0.0234 tonnes per person	0.0923 tonnes per person	Indonesia
1910s	0.1456 tonnes per person	0.0345 tonnes per person	0.1111 tonnes per person	Indonesia
1920s	0.2263 tonnes per person	0.0194 tonnes per person	0.2069 tonnes per person	Indonesia
1930s	0.3688 tonnes per person	0.0088 tonnes per person	0.36 tonnes per person	Indonesia
1940s	0.2157 tonnes per person	0.0064 tonnes per person	0.2093 tonnes per person	Indonesia
1950s	0.2191 tonnes per person	0.8987 tonnes per person	0.6797 tonnes per person	Panama
1960s	0.2485 tonnes per person	1.47 tonnes per person	1.22 tonnes per person	Panama
1970s	0.4559 tonnes per person	2.28 tonnes per person	1.82 tonnes per person	Panama
1980s	0.6958 tonnes per person	1.39 tonnes per person	0.6929 tonnes per person	Panama
1990s	1.13 tonnes per person	1.53 tonnes per person	0.3995 tonnes per person	Panama
2000s	1.49 tonnes per person	2 tonnes per person	0.5047 tonnes per person	Panama
2010s	2.07 tonnes per person	2.59 tonnes per person	0.5154 tonnes per person	Panama
2020s	2.57 tonnes per person	2.45 tonnes per person	0.1214 tonnes per person	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Indonesia or Panama?: Indonesia, at 2.87 tonnes per person against 2.8 tonnes per person in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Indonesia and Panama?: 0.07 tonnes per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Panama?: 121 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Panama rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?: Indonesia ranks 114th and Panama ranks 115th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.