Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Panama
Panama: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 58.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Panama, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Panama stood at 58.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Panama peaked at 91.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2014.
That places Panama 84th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.9% | 78.2% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 70.2% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 57.7% | 68.4% | 6 |
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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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Panama?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Panama was 58.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.