Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Panama
Panama: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.96 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Panama is 0.96 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.97 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7019 units per person, in 1990.
Panama ranks 148th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7019 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.7344 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7426 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7507 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7588 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7669 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7749 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7829 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7909 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7989 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.814 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.815 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.821 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.878 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.834 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.841 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.848 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.855 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.863 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.87 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.868 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.886 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.893 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.891 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.908 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.916 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.924 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.937 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.938 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.939 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.953 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.95 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.97 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.96 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7603 units per person | 0.7019 units per person | 0.7989 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8439 units per person | 0.814 units per person | 0.878 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.91 units per person | 0.868 units per person | 0.939 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9572 units per person | 0.95 units per person | 0.97 units per person | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Panama?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Panama was 0.96 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7019 units per person in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Panama ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.