Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Panama
Panama: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 21.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Panama stood at 21.0%.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Panama peaked at 43.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2019.
Panama ranks 105th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.0% | — |
| 1991 | 40.7% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +49.0% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -17.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 21.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 1.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Panama's 21.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +49.0% | 18.9% | 28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 31.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 20.4% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 21.0% | 28.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More energy & mining data for Panama
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 19.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Panama?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Panama was 21.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Panama ranks 105th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).