Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Panama
Panama: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 221.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Panama recorded 221.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Panama peaked at 345.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2001 and was at its lowest, 161.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2021.
Panama ranks 158th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 210.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 345.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 274.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 169.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 336.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 199.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 161.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 266.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 155 Peru 238.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 156 Laos 232.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 157 Cameroon 225.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 159 United Kingdom 217.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 160 Armenia 211.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 161 Canada 190.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Panama
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 4.57 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 3.02 million (2025)
- Urban population 66.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.8 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 360.48 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.8 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.8 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Panama?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Panama was 221.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 345.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2001.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 161.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Panama ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.