Colombia vs Panama: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Colombia
0.4217 tonnes per person
in 2024
Panama
0.3885 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
57th
Panama rank
60th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.4217 tonnes per person against 0.3885 tonnes per person in Panama, a difference of 0.0332 tonnes per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Panama ranks 60th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 10 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 0.0194 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.0924 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0837 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.1712 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.1705 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.311 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.311 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.4231 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.4213 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.3589 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.3544 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.4088 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.3972 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.3611 tonnes per person | 0.0536 tonnes per person | 0.3075 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.2455 tonnes per person | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.1968 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.3217 tonnes per person | 0.1828 tonnes per person | 0.1389 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3861 tonnes per person | 0.4868 tonnes per person | 0.1006 tonnes per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Colombia or Panama?
- Colombia, at 0.4217 tonnes per person against 0.3885 tonnes per person in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.0332 tonnes per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Panama ranks 60th of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.