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.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.12 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.53 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5475 tonnes per person | -62.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5846 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2622 tonnes per person | -55.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0814 tonnes per person | -69.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2954 tonnes per person | +263.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2942 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0461 tonnes per person | -84.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1651 tonnes per person | +258.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6708 tonnes per person | +306.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9552 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 2015 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 4.78 tonnes per person | +317.1% |
| 2018 | 4.58 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.43 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 4.52 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 4.43 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.38 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4.38 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 tonnes per person, 52% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4.38 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +317.1% | 1.15 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person |
| 2013 | +306.3% | 0.1651 tonnes per person | 0.6708 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +263.0% | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 0.2954 tonnes per person |
| 2012 | +258.3% | 0.0461 tonnes per person | 0.1651 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | -84.3% | 0.2942 tonnes per person | 0.0461 tonnes per person |
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 |
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More climate change data for Panama
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- 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 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.