Share of electricity production by source in Panama
Panama: Share of electricity production by source was 22.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Panama, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Panama recorded 22.8% for share of electricity production by source in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Panama peaked at 50.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1990.
That places Panama 168th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.7% | — |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +73.7% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +30.0% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | -22.7% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | -32.0% |
| 1997 | 27.8% | +32.5% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | +73.9% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +71.7% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +38.4% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -30.6% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +112.2% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +5.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 22.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 37% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Panama's 22.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 28% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 14.7% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 29.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 22.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.7% | 24.3% | 3 |
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 production by source in Panama?
- Share of electricity production by source in Panama was 22.8% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Panama ranks 168th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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