Panama vs Tunisia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Panama
20.58 million tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
14.60 million tonnes
in 2012
Panama rank
105th
Tunisia rank
108th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Panama
- Tunisia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 20.58 million tonnes against 14.60 million tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 5.98 million tonnes.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 105th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 179 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 151,916 tonnes | 43,968 tonnes | 107,948 tonnes | Panama |
| 1920s | 178,368 tonnes | 120,912 tonnes | 57,456 tonnes | Panama |
| 1930s | 311,186 tonnes | 135,202 tonnes | 175,984 tonnes | Panama |
| 1940s | 314,536 tonnes | 536,334 tonnes | 221,798 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 316,753 tonnes | 2.66 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 322,255 tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 3.87 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 394,829 tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 6.66 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 505,478 tonnes | 9.88 million tonnes | 9.37 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 1.42 million tonnes | 12.54 million tonnes | 11.12 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes | 14.21 million tonnes | 11.77 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 3.20 million tonnes | 14.58 million tonnes | 11.38 million tonnes | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Panama or Tunisia?
- Panama, at 20.58 million tonnes against 14.60 million tonnes in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Panama and Tunisia?
- 5.98 million tonnes, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tunisia?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2012.
- How do Panama and Tunisia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Panama ranks 105th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.