Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Panama
Panama: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 172.69 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 172.69 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Panama peaked at 172.69 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.66 kilograms per person, in 1990.
That places Panama 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.83 kilograms per person | 93.66 kilograms per person | 125.35 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.48 kilograms per person | 98.43 kilograms per person | 145.46 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.8 kilograms per person | 119.7 kilograms per person | 167.66 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.4 kilograms per person | 163.05 kilograms per person | 172.69 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 by sector in Panama?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Panama was 172.69 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 172.69 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.66 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Panama ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.