France vs Panama: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
France
0.3%
in 2025
Panama
0.1%
in 2024
France rank
149th
Panama rank
152nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- France
- Panama
How they compare
France currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes France's figure about 1.8 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Panama ahead.
France ranks 149th and Panama ranks 152nd of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | -1.3% | 3.1% | France |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -1.2% | 2.8% | France |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 8.8% | 9.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.6% | 5.6% | 6.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -2.1% | 0.6% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, France or Panama?
- France, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between France and Panama?
- 0.2%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Panama?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do France and Panama rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- France ranks 149th and Panama ranks 152nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.