Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Panama
Panama: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Panama stood at -1.1%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 209.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Panama peaked at 2.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2020.
That places Panama 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | -1.6% | -166.3% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -88.1% |
| 2003 | -3.3% | +1663.3% |
| 2004 | -2.3% | -30.9% |
| 2005 | -0.9% | -62.5% |
| 2006 | -0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | -1.9% | +124.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -156.9% |
| 2009 | -0.4% | -140.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -192.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +88.1% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | -161.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | — |
| 2015 | -1.2% | -223.0% |
| 2016 | -3.5% | +198.7% |
| 2017 | -2.9% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | -2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | -4.3% | +38.4% |
| 2021 | -3.8% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | -2.7% | -28.9% |
| 2023 | -1.1% | -59.8% |
| 2024 | -1.1% | -2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -1663.3% | -0.2% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8% | -3.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -3.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.6% | -4.3% | -1.1% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Panama?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Panama was -1.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Panama ranks 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 209.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.