Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Panama
Panama: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 4.38 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Panama, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Panama is 4.38 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 552.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Panama peaked at 4.78 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0461 tonnes per person, in 2011.
Panama ranks 61st of 120 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7858 tonnes per person | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 0.0461 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.4 tonnes per person | 4.27 tonnes per person | 4.52 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Panama?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Panama was 4.38 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0461 tonnes per person in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Panama ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 552.6%. 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.