CO₂ emissions per capita in Panama
Panama: CO₂ emissions per capita was 2.8 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.8 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
115th
of 213 countries
All-time high
2.94 tonnes per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0005 tonnes per person
in 1947
Years of data
121
1904–2024
CO₂ emissions per capita in Panama, 1904–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, co₂ emissions per capita in Panama stood at 2.8 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Panama peaked at 2.94 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 1947.
Panama ranks 115th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 0.008 tonnes per person | — |
| 1905 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +73.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +80.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1909 | 0.04 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0447 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0423 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1918 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1919 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -83.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +86.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +42.5% |
| 1922 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -51.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -82.2% |
| 1924 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +1154.8% |
| 1925 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +42.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0353 tonnes per person | +48.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1929 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 1930 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | -28.9% |
| 1931 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1932 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1935 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1938 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -51.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1946 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +5566.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1950 | 0.8259 tonnes per person | +2586.4% |
| 1951 | 0.8513 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 1 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1953 | 0.8801 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1954 | 0.7532 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1955 | 0.8079 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 0.7355 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1957 | 0.8856 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1958 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1959 | 1.19 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1960 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1961 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1965 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1969 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 1.98 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 2.19 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 2.75 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 2.6 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1979 | 2.19 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.58 tonnes per person | -28.0% |
| 1981 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.25 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.03 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.08 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 2.26 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 2.54 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.69 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.75 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.94 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -48.0% |
| 2021 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +52.8% |
| 2022 | 2.66 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 2.8 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 2.8 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 tonnes per person, 46% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Panama's 2.8 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93 tonnes per person, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | +5566.5% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0271 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | +2586.4% | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.8259 tonnes per person |
| 1924 | +1154.8% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.04 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 1910s | 0.0345 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0459 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0194 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0353 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8987 tonnes per person | 0.7355 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.28 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Panama
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.85 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,628 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 129.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 304.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 247.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 57.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Panama?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Panama was 2.8 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 1947.
- How does Panama rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Panama ranks 115th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.