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
Latest (2024)
2.01 million tonnes
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
89th
of 197 countries
All-time high
54.96 million tonnes
in 1959
All-time low
2.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.22 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 2.97 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1852 | 3.11 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1853 | 3.49 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1854 | 3.29 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1855 | 2.98 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1856 | 3.14 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1857 | 2.92 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1858 | 3.06 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1859 | 2.86 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1860 | 2.99 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1861 | 3.67 million tonnes | +22.6% |
| 1862 | 2.98 million tonnes | -18.8% |
| 1863 | 2.78 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1864 | 2.87 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1865 | 2.72 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1866 | 2.63 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1867 | 2.63 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 2.86 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1869 | 4.37 million tonnes | +52.4% |
| 1870 | 3.03 million tonnes | -30.7% |
| 1871 | 2.71 million tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1872 | 2.48 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1873 | 2.33 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1874 | 2.45 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1875 | 2.30 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1876 | 2.22 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1877 | 2.19 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 2.17 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 2.16 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 3.98 million tonnes | +84.3% |
| 1881 | 4.16 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1882 | 3.79 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1883 | 3.61 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1884 | 3.61 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 3.58 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 4.69 million tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1887 | 4.60 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1888 | 5.00 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1889 | 4.64 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1890 | 4.38 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1891 | 4.71 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1892 | 5.62 million tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1893 | 6.37 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1894 | 5.02 million tonnes | -21.1% |
| 1895 | 5.04 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 4.52 million tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1897 | 5.29 million tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1898 | 5.31 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 5.87 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1900 | 7.00 million tonnes | +19.2% |
| 1901 | 8.38 million tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1902 | 8.11 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1903 | 9.08 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1904 | 10.03 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1905 | 9.17 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1906 | 9.15 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 9.43 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 12.07 million tonnes | +28.0% |
| 1909 | 9.91 million tonnes | -17.9% |
| 1910 | 8.74 million tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1911 | 8.21 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1912 | 9.77 million tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1913 | 8.63 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1914 | 9.10 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1915 | 9.50 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1916 | 8.08 million tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1917 | 8.55 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1918 | 8.51 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 9.53 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1920 | 11.09 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1921 | 10.32 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1922 | 9.88 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1923 | 9.66 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1924 | 10.79 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1925 | 11.23 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1926 | 13.30 million tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1927 | 11.53 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1928 | 10.40 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1929 | 10.43 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 16.45 million tonnes | +57.8% |
| 1931 | 20.92 million tonnes | +27.1% |
| 1932 | 23.55 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1933 | 21.28 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1934 | 24.64 million tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1935 | 23.37 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1936 | 22.17 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1937 | 23.97 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1938 | 24.26 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 23.25 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1940 | 27.61 million tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1941 | 30.01 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1942 | 30.36 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 30.73 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 30.55 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1945 | 30.85 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1946 | 29.97 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1947 | 30.19 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 30.26 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 29.84 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 30.13 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 30.64 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 32.00 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 34.81 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1954 | 34.65 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 36.67 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1956 | 38.49 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1957 | 39.43 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 42.21 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1959 | 54.96 million tonnes | +30.2% |
| 1960 | 21.83 million tonnes | -60.3% |
| 1961 | 20.41 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 17.51 million tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1963 | 14.73 million tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 16.63 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 15.50 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 8.78 million tonnes | -43.3% |
| 1967 | 14.06 million tonnes | +60.1% |
| 1968 | 12.83 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 9.45 million tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1970 | 20.28 million tonnes | +114.6% |
| 1971 | 19.40 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 23.52 million tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1973 | 17.82 million tonnes | -24.2% |
| 1974 | 20.96 million tonnes | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 21.52 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 22.29 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 14.04 million tonnes | -37.0% |
| 1978 | 13.60 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 14.16 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 21.68 million tonnes | +53.1% |
| 1981 | 27.26 million tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 21.26 million tonnes | -22.0% |
| 1983 | 25.12 million tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 22.07 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 21.77 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 21.46 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 22.08 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 23.14 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 21.15 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 16.07 million tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 16.57 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 10.53 million tonnes | -36.5% |
| 1993 | 8.92 million tonnes | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 13.26 million tonnes | +48.6% |
| 1995 | 11.56 million tonnes | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 11.75 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 16.21 million tonnes | +37.9% |
| 1998 | 30.69 million tonnes | +89.4% |
| 1999 | 43.49 million tonnes | +41.7% |
| 2000 | 21.97 million tonnes | -49.5% |
| 2001 | 16.94 million tonnes | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 13.88 million tonnes | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 12.66 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 10.53 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 8.17 million tonnes | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 12.27 million tonnes | +50.1% |
| 2007 | 10.33 million tonnes | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 15.33 million tonnes | +48.5% |
| 2009 | 24.95 million tonnes | +62.7% |
| 2010 | 12.39 million tonnes | -50.3% |
| 2011 | 5.06 million tonnes | -59.1% |
| 2012 | 6.91 million tonnes | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 7.10 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.80 million tonnes | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 4.80 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.96 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 4.80 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.97 million tonnes | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million tonnes | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 4.91 million tonnes | +106.4% |
| 2021 | 3.02 million tonnes | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 2.45 million tonnes | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 2.15 million tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million tonnes | -6.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 2.01 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes, 11.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +114.6% | 9.45 million tonnes | 20.28 million tonnes |
| 2020 | +106.4% | 2.38 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes |
| 1998 | +89.4% | 16.21 million tonnes | 30.69 million tonnes |
| 1880 | +84.3% | 2.16 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes |
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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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.