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Carbon intensity of electricity — Panama

Carbon intensity of electricity in Panama in 2024 — 221 g/kWh. Ranked 50 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5%.

2024 221 g/kWh −16.93% vs 2023
World rank 50of 195
Period maximum 346 g/kWh2001
Period minimum 162 g/kWh2021

Trend over time

2000–2024 · grams CO₂ per kWh

Carbon intensity of electricity — Panama, 2000–20241502002503003502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 211 g/kWh2001: 346 g/kWh2002: 248 g/kWh2003: 336 g/kWh2004: 240 g/kWh2005: 251 g/kWh2006: 278 g/kWh2007: 293 g/kWh2008: 264 g/kWh2009: 298 g/kWh2010: 297 g/kWh2011: 336 g/kWh2012: 276 g/kWh2013: 307 g/kWh2014: 320 g/kWh2015: 258 g/kWh2016: 247 g/kWh2017: 206 g/kWh2018: 170 g/kWh2019: 326 g/kWh2020: 181 g/kWh2021: 162 g/kWh2022: 169 g/kWh2023: 266 g/kWh2024: 221 g/kWh
Change over the period: +11 (+4.99%) Average annual rate: 0.2 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 221 g/kWh
World computed 472 g/kWh
Latin America & Caribbean computed 252 g/kWh
Central America computed 443 g/kWh
High-income countries computed 369 g/kWh
Carbon intensity of electricity — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year g/kWh Change Change, %
2024 221 −45 −16.93%
2023 266 +97 +57.54%
2022 169 +7 +4.41%
2021 162 −19 −10.58%
2020 181 −145 −44.41%
2019 326 +156 +91.94%
2018 170 −36 −17.5%
2017 206 −42 −16.83%
2016 247 −11 −4.26%
2015 258 −62 −19.41%
2014 320 +13 +4.29%
2013 307 +31 +11.16%
2012 276 −60 −17.81%
2011 336 +40 +13.33%
2010 297 −1 −0.46%
2009 298 +34 +12.76%
2008 264 −28 −9.63%
2007 293 +15 +5.4%
2006 278 +27 +10.66%
2005 251 +11 +4.71%
2004 240 −96 −28.64%
2003 336 +88 +35.57%
2002 248 −98 −28.37%
2001 346 +135 +64.13%
2000 211 — —

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CR Costa Rica 25 SV El Salvador 113 BZ Belize 170 PA Panama 221 NI Nicaragua 301 GT Guatemala 301 HN Honduras 322 MX Mexico 483
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.

Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.

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