Brunei vs Panama: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Brunei
12.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Panama
12.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
104th
Panama rank
102nd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time
- Brunei
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12.66 million tonnes against 12.05 million tonnes in Brunei, a difference of 611,900 tonnes.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Panama ahead.
Brunei ranks 104th and Panama ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 7 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 456,953 tonnes | 2,911 tonnes | 454,042 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1940s | 2.93 million tonnes | 5,243 tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1950s | 327,562 tonnes | 877,285 tonnes | 549,724 tonnes | Panama |
| 1960s | 388,384 tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1970s | 7.98 million tonnes | 3.91 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1980s | 3.65 million tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes | 652,603 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1990s | 5.92 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2000s | 6.66 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | 88,871 tonnes | Brunei |
| 2010s | 8.63 million tonnes | 10.16 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.93 million tonnes | 10.82 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Brunei or Panama?
- Panama, at 12.66 million tonnes against 12.05 million tonnes in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Brunei and Panama?
- 611,900 tonnes, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Panama?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Panama rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Brunei ranks 104th and Panama ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.