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

0204060801001990200720241990: 70.21991: 73.41992: 74.31993: 75.11994: 75.91995: 76.71996: 77.51997: 78.31998: 79.11999: 79.92000: 81.42001: 81.52002: 82.12003: 87.82004: 83.42005: 84.12006: 84.82007: 85.52008: 86.32009: 872010: 86.82011: 88.62012: 89.32013: 89.12014: 90.82015: 91.62016: 92.42017: 93.72018: 93.82019: 93.92020: 95.32021: 95.32022: 952023: 972024: 96

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

Annual values for Share of the population with access to electricity in Panama, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 145 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.6 compare
  2. 146 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.5 compare
  3. 146 Peru 96.5 compare
  4. 149 Fiji 95.9 compare
  5. 150 Pakistan 95.7 compare
  6. 151 Grenada 95.6 compare

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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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Share of the population with access to electricity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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