Share of the population with access to electricity in Panama
Panama: Share of the population with access to electricity was 96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
148th
of 214 countries
All-time high
97
in 2023
All-time low
70.19
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of the population with access to electricity in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 96 for share of the population with access to electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Panama peaked at 97 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.19, in 1990.
Panama ranks 148th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.19 | — |
| 1991 | 73.44 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 74.26 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 75.07 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 75.88 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.69 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 77.49 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 78.29 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 79.09 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 79.89 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 81.4 | +1.9% |
| 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 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.8 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.6 | +2.1% |
| 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 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 96 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.03 | 70.19 | 79.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.39 | 81.4 | 87.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91 | 86.8 | 93.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.72 | 95 | 97 | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Panama
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 9.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to electricity in Panama?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Panama was 96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.19 in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Panama ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to electricity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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