Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Panama
Panama: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Panama stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Panama peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 160th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.4% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 81.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 86.9% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Panama?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Panama was 96.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Panama ranks 160th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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