Electricity generation from solar in Panama
Panama: Electricity generation from solar was 0.99 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar in Panama is 0.99 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 9,800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Panama peaked at 0.99 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Panama 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Panama, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +250.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +128.6% |
| 2018 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +43.8% |
| 2019 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +84.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.99 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 terawatt-hours, 99% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.99 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.03 terawatt-hours, 33.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.078 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.694 terawatt-hours | 0.32 terawatt-hours | 0.99 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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 electricity generation from solar in Panama?
- Electricity generation from solar in Panama was 0.99 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.