Share of electricity generation from gas in Panama
Panama: Share of electricity generation from gas was 20.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from gas in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 20.8% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Panama peaked at 24.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Panama 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +336.1% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -47.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +83.6% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 20.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 1.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 11.6% | 21.3% | 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 share of electricity generation from gas in Panama?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Panama was 20.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Panama ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.