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
Number of people with and without electricity access in Panama, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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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