Electricity demand in Panama
Panama: Electricity demand was 13.29 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Panama, 2000–2024
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.
Electricity demand in Panama, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 5.04 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.28 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.39 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.63 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.77 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.93 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.34 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 6.5 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.88 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 7.41 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 7.88 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 8.57 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 8.95 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 9.39 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 10.18 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 10.51 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 10.73 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10.89 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.29 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.49 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 11.67 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 11.93 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.97 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 13.29 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 13.29 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 36% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Panama's 13.29 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.