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Electricity demand in Panama

Panama: Electricity demand was 13.29 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.29 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
103rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
13.29 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
5.01 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand in Panama, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 5 terawatt-hours2001: 5 terawatt-hours2002: 5.3 terawatt-hours2003: 5.4 terawatt-hours2004: 5.6 terawatt-hours2005: 5.8 terawatt-hours2006: 5.9 terawatt-hours2007: 6.3 terawatt-hours2008: 6.5 terawatt-hours2009: 6.9 terawatt-hours2010: 7.4 terawatt-hours2011: 7.9 terawatt-hours2012: 8.6 terawatt-hours2013: 8.9 terawatt-hours2014: 9.4 terawatt-hours2015: 10.2 terawatt-hours2016: 10.5 terawatt-hours2017: 10.7 terawatt-hours2018: 10.9 terawatt-hours2019: 11.3 terawatt-hours2020: 10.5 terawatt-hours2021: 11.7 terawatt-hours2022: 11.9 terawatt-hours2023: 13 terawatt-hours2024: 13.3 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Panama recorded 13.29 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Panama peaked at 13.29 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.01 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Panama 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.78 terawatt-hours 5.01 terawatt-hours 6.88 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 9.58 terawatt-hours 7.41 terawatt-hours 11.29 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 12.07 terawatt-hours 10.49 terawatt-hours 13.29 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.44 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 101 Slovenia 14.31 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 102 Bolivia 13.63 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 104 Honduras 12.63 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 105 Bhutan 12.46 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 106 Costa Rica 12.45 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Panama?
Electricity demand in Panama was 13.29 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 13.29 terawatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 5.01 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Panama rank for electricity demand?
Panama ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.