Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Panama
Panama: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.01 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Panama, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Panama recorded 2.01 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Panama peaked at 54.96 million tonnes in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.01 million tonnes, in 2024.
That places Panama 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.11 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.05 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | 4.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.40 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.17 million tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.21 million tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | 6.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.23 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | 12.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.86 million tonnes | 8.08 million tonnes | 9.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.86 million tonnes | 9.66 million tonnes | 13.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 22.39 million tonnes | 16.45 million tonnes | 24.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 30.04 million tonnes | 27.61 million tonnes | 30.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 37.40 million tonnes | 30.13 million tonnes | 54.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.17 million tonnes | 8.78 million tonnes | 21.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.76 million tonnes | 13.60 million tonnes | 23.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.70 million tonnes | 21.15 million tonnes | 27.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.91 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 43.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.70 million tonnes | 8.17 million tonnes | 24.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 12.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Panama?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Panama was 2.01 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 54.96 million tonnes in 1959.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 million tonnes in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Panama ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.