Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Panama
Panama: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 2,900 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita greenhouse gas 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
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Panama is 2,900 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Panama peaked at 4,508 kilograms per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,057 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Panama ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,486 kilograms per person | 2,057 kilograms per person | 2,876 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,770 kilograms per person | 2,324 kilograms per person | 3,222 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,532 kilograms per person | 2,949 kilograms per person | 4,508 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,742 kilograms per person | 2,497 kilograms per person | 2,963 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 3,964 kilograms per person compare
- 5 Iceland 3,303 kilograms per person compare
- 6 Seychelles 3,048 kilograms per person compare
- 8 Bahamas 2,829 kilograms per person compare
- 10 Qatar 2,675 kilograms 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 by sector in Panama?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Panama was 2,900 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4,508 kilograms per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,057 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Panama ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.