Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Panama
Panama: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 2.09 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Panama, 1950–2024
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
Panama recorded 2.09 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Panama peaked at 2.67 tonnes per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.6994 tonnes per person, in 1956.
That places Panama 91st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8597 tonnes per person | 0.6994 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.18 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.9589 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes per person | 0.9818 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes per person | 0.7297 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Panama?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Panama was 2.09 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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6994 tonnes per person in 1956.
- How does Panama rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Panama ranks 91st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 75 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.