Installed wind energy capacity in Panama
Panama: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.336 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed wind energy capacity in Panama, 2014–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
In 2025, installed wind energy capacity in Panama stood at 0.336 gigawatts. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed wind energy capacity in Panama peaked at 0.336 gigawatts in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.055 gigawatts, in 2014.
Panama ranks 59th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Installed wind energy capacity in Panama, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.055 gigawatts | — |
| 2015 | 0.205 gigawatts | +272.7% |
| 2016 | 0.27 gigawatts | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 0.27 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.27 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.27 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.336 gigawatts | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.336 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.336 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.336 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.336 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.347 gigawatts, 97% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.336 gigawatts is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054 gigawatts, 6.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2233 gigawatts | 0.055 gigawatts | 0.27 gigawatts | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.314 gigawatts | 0.27 gigawatts | 0.336 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More energy & mining data for Panama
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in Panama?
- Installed wind energy capacity in Panama was 0.336 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.336 gigawatts in 2022.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.055 gigawatts in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- Panama ranks 59th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.