Fossil fuel consumption in Panama
Panama: Fossil fuel consumption was 95.28 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption in Panama is 95.28 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption in Panama peaked at 119.19 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.15 terawatt-hours, in 1999.
Panama ranks 82nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption in Panama, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.85 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 50.06 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 48.11 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 49.41 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 48.89 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 42.26 terawatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 43.23 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 45.25 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 44.22 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 43.05 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 45.81 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 45.74 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.13 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 46.23 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 52.11 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 55.09 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 47.15 terawatt-hours | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 49.22 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 54.49 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 33.15 terawatt-hours | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 56.7 terawatt-hours | +71.1% |
| 2001 | 60.68 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 57.27 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 59.73 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 58.25 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 58.31 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.63 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 60.28 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 71.58 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 69.39 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 79.32 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 80.4 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.31 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 86.22 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.47 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 94.3 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 99.67 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 106.77 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 103.19 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 119.19 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 77.26 terawatt-hours | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 83.66 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 93.25 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 96.33 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 95.28 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 95.28 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 117.38 terawatt-hours, 81% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Panama's 95.28 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.38 terawatt-hours, 2.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +71.1% | 33.15 terawatt-hours | 56.7 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.53 terawatt-hours | 42.26 terawatt-hours | 50.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.61 terawatt-hours | 33.15 terawatt-hours | 55.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.68 terawatt-hours | 56.7 terawatt-hours | 71.58 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.48 terawatt-hours | 79.32 terawatt-hours | 119.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.16 terawatt-hours | 77.26 terawatt-hours | 96.33 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 fossil fuel consumption in Panama?
- Fossil fuel consumption in Panama was 95.28 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 119.19 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.15 terawatt-hours in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for fossil fuel consumption?
- Panama ranks 82nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.