Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Panama
Panama: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 97.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Panama is 97.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Panama peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, 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 34 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.2% | — |
| 1991 | 73.4% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | +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% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +2.0% |
| 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% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 70.2% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 81.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 86.9% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 145 El Salvador 98.3% compare
- 146 Philippines 98.0% compare
- 147 Jamaica 97.7% compare
- 149 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.5% compare
- 150 Peru 96.2% compare
- 151 Kiribati 95.9% compare
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 with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Panama?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Panama was 97.0% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Panama ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.