Access to electricity, urban in Panama
Panama: Access to electricity, urban was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to electricity, urban in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Panama is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Panama peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 1990.
Panama ranks 164th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Access to electricity, urban in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.6% | — |
| 1991 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.2% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Panama?
- Access to electricity, urban in Panama was 98.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Panama ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.