Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Panama
Panama: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
128th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1959
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Panama, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Panama is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Panama peaked at 0.2% in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Panama 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -11.5% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +36.9% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +44.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +15.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +25.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -13.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +18.7% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +14.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +49.3% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +23.0% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +11.3% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | +13.8% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +22.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -55.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -31.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -21.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +56.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +59.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -39.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 45% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +59.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1970 | +56.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1960 | -55.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 1930 | +49.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More climate change data for Panama
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.85 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,628 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 129.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 304.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 247.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 57.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Panama?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Panama was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1959.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Panama ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.