Panama vs Tunisia: CO₂ emissions per capita
Panama
2.8 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tunisia
2.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Panama rank
115th
Tunisia rank
118th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Panama
- Tunisia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.8 tonnes per person against 2.66 tonnes per person in Tunisia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 115th and Tunisia ranks 118th of 213 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0369 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0338 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 0.8987 tonnes per person | 0.3697 tonnes per person | 0.5291 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.5588 tonnes per person | 0.9102 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 2.28 tonnes per person | 0.9884 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 0.2387 tonnes per person | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 0.3466 tonnes per person | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 2 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 0.1956 tonnes per person | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 0.0326 tonnes per person | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 2.45 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | 0.1169 tonnes per person | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Panama or Tunisia?
- Panama, at 2.8 tonnes per person against 2.66 tonnes per person in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Panama and Tunisia?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tunisia?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Tunisia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Panama ranks 115th and Tunisia ranks 118th 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
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.