Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Panama
Panama: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 4.38 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Panama is 4.38 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 552.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Panama peaked at 4.78 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0461 tonnes per person, in 2011.
That places Panama 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
- 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Panama?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0461 tonnes per person in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Panama ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.