Electricity production from coal sources in Panama
Panama: Electricity production from coal sources was 3.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Panama recorded 3.5% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Panama peaked at 9.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Panama ranks 65th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 5.8% | — |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -74.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +178.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +112.9% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -39.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Panama?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Panama was 3.5% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Panama ranks 65th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.