Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Panama
Panama: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
108th
of 199 countries
All-time high
42.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
All-time low
4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Panama, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Panama is 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Panama peaked at 42.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2020.
That places Panama 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 24.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 20.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 15.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 19.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 28.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 21.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 32.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 33.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 33.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 105 Romania 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Niue 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 107 Colombia 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 109 Zambia 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 110 Switzerland 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 111 North Macedonia 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Panama?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Panama was 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 42.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.