Brunei vs Panama: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Brunei
14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Panama
14.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
115th
Panama rank
113th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Brunei
  • Panama
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Panama currently reports 14.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brunei, a difference of 512,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.

Brunei ranks 115th and Panama ranks 113th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 8 and Panama in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Panama Difference Ahead
1850s 3,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1860s 4,165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1870s 4,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1880s 5,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 76,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1890s 5,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 87,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1900s 5,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1910s 6,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 149,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 142,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1920s 7,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 168,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1930s 329,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 201,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 127,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brunei
1940s 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 266,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brunei
1950s 347,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 877,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1960s 421,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1970s 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brunei
1980s 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brunei
1990s 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brunei
2000s 9.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brunei
2010s 11.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 243,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brunei
2020s 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Brunei or Panama?
Panama, at 14.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brunei as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Brunei and Panama?
512,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Panama?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Panama rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Brunei ranks 115th and Panama ranks 113th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.