Electricity generation from oil in Panama
Panama: Electricity generation from oil was 1 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of down 47.6% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Panama peaked at 3.42 terawatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.53 terawatt-hours, in 2021.
Panama ranks 76th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 3.42 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.992 terawatt-hours | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 73 Switzerland 1.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 New Caledonia 1.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 75 Turkey 1.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 76 Guinea 1 terawatt-hours compare
- 78 Barbados 0.98 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 Philippines 0.94 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Panama
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 9.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 58.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Panama?
- Electricity generation from oil in Panama was 1 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 terawatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Panama ranks 76th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.