Number of people with and without electricity access in Panama

Panama: Number of people with and without electricity access was 4.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.33 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
119th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4.33 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.72 million
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Panama, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1990200720241990: 1.7M1991: 1.8M1992: 1.9M1993: 2.0M1994: 2.0M1995: 2.1M1996: 2.2M1997: 2.2M1998: 2.3M1999: 2.4M2000: 2.5M2001: 2.5M2002: 2.6M2003: 2.8M2004: 2.7M2005: 2.8M2006: 2.9M2007: 2.9M2008: 3.0M2009: 3.1M2010: 3.1M2011: 3.3M2012: 3.4M2013: 3.4M2014: 3.5M2015: 3.6M2016: 3.7M2017: 3.8M2018: 3.9M2019: 4.0M2020: 4.1M2021: 4.1M2022: 4.2M2023: 4.3M2024: 4.3M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Panama stood at 4.33 million. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Panama peaked at 4.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.72 million, in 1990.

Panama ranks 119th 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 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Panama, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 1.72 million
1991 1.84 million +6.9%
1992 1.90 million +3.2%
1993 1.96 million +3.2%
1994 2.03 million +3.2%
1995 2.09 million +3.1%
1996 2.15 million +3.1%
1997 2.22 million +3.1%
1998 2.29 million +3.1%
1999 2.36 million +3.0%
2000 2.45 million +3.9%
2001 2.50 million +2.1%
2002 2.57 million +2.7%
2003 2.80 million +9.0%
2004 2.71 million -3.2%
2005 2.79 million +2.8%
2006 2.86 million +2.7%
2007 2.94 million +2.7%
2008 3.02 million +2.8%
2009 3.10 million +2.6%
2010 3.15 million +1.6%
2011 3.27 million +3.9%
2012 3.36 million +2.6%
2013 3.41 million +1.5%
2014 3.53 million +3.7%
2015 3.63 million +2.6%
2016 3.72 million +2.6%
2017 3.84 million +3.2%
2018 3.91 million +1.8%
2019 3.98 million +1.7%
2020 4.09 million +2.9%
2021 4.14 million +1.2%
2022 4.18 million +1.0%
2023 4.33 million +3.5%
2024 4.33 million +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.06 million 1.72 million 2.36 million 10
2000s 2.77 million 2.45 million 3.10 million 10
2010s 3.58 million 3.15 million 3.98 million 10
2020s 4.21 million 4.09 million 4.33 million 5

Countries ranked near Panama

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  4. 120 Croatia 3.87 million compare
  5. 121 Georgia 3.81 million compare
  6. 122 Mongolia 3.49 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Panama?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Panama was 4.33 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 4.33 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 1.72 million in 1990.
How does Panama rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Panama ranks 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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