Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Panama
Panama: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.2075 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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 0.2075 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Panama peaked at 0.3928 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Panama 89th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 0.0426 tonnes per person | 0.0452 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2606 tonnes per person | 0.1284 tonnes per person | 0.3928 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.197 tonnes per person | 0.1151 tonnes per person | 0.2462 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Panama?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Panama was 0.2075 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 from gas recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3928 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Panama rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Panama ranks 89th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. 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 CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.