Per capita methane emissions in Panama
Panama: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
108th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Panama recorded 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Panama peaked at 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Panama ranks 108th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 105 Nepal 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Vietnam 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 107 Andorra 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 109 Spain 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 110 Peru 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 111 Montenegro 0.923 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 methane emissions in Panama?
- Per capita methane emissions in Panama was 0.9368 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 methane emissions recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.