Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Panama
Panama: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 671.23 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Panama stood at 671.23 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Panama peaked at 671.23 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 220.13 watts per capita, in 2001.
Panama ranks 55th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Panama, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 223.72 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 220.13 watts per capita | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 243.41 watts per capita | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 279.95 watts per capita | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 274.58 watts per capita | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 269.24 watts per capita | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 270.37 watts per capita | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 267.19 watts per capita | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 265.65 watts per capita | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 263.66 watts per capita | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 274.16 watts per capita | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 349.62 watts per capita | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 405.89 watts per capita | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 406.26 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 434.69 watts per capita | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 513.23 watts per capita | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 509.06 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 515.31 watts per capita | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 553.67 watts per capita | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 555.93 watts per capita | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 555.17 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 609.12 watts per capita | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 631.99 watts per capita | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 657.85 watts per capita | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 671.23 watts per capita | +2.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 671.23 watts per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 92% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Panama's 671.23 watts per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73 watts per capita, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +27.5% | 274.16 watts per capita | 349.62 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 257.79 watts per capita | 220.13 watts per capita | 279.95 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 451.78 watts per capita | 274.16 watts per capita | 555.93 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 625.07 watts per capita | 555.17 watts per capita | 671.23 watts per capita | 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Panama?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Panama was 671.23 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 671.23 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 220.13 watts per capita in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Panama ranks 55th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).