Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Panama
Panama: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,254 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Panama is 1,254 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Panama peaked at 1,261 kilograms per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 517.19 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Panama ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 631.51 kilograms per person | 517.19 kilograms per person | 782.57 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 826.63 kilograms per person | 726.49 kilograms per person | 959.49 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,077 kilograms per person | 967.24 kilograms per person | 1,221 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,124 kilograms per person | 882.78 kilograms per person | 1,261 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 from transport in Panama?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Panama was 1,254 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 from transport recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,261 kilograms per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 517.19 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Panama ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.