Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Panama
Panama: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.02 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Panama, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.02 units per person for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0707 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.006 units per person, in 1960.
Panama ranks 38th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.006 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0062 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0066 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0079 units per person | +19.3% |
| 1964 | 0.009 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.009 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0091 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.033 units per person | +220.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0348 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.037 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0449 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0505 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.051 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0444 units per person | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0463 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.05 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0401 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0426 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0448 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0434 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0418 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0407 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0426 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.044 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0394 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0413 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0423 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0459 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0492 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0506 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0514 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0516 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.054 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0554 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0599 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0592 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0612 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.065 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0573 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0599 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0577 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0588 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0614 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0482 units per person | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0581 units per person | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0524 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0576 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0617 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0601 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.054 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0521 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.057 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0616 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0653 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0594 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0707 units per person | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0191 units per person | -73.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0198 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 units per person | +0.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.02 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0097 units per person, 2.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.02 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0082 units per person, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +220.4% | 0.0103 units per person | 0.033 units per person |
| 2020 | -73.1% | 0.0707 units per person | 0.0191 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0402 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 0.051 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0421 units per person | 0.0394 units per person | 0.0448 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.052 units per person | 0.0423 units per person | 0.0599 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 units per person | 0.0482 units per person | 0.065 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 units per person | 0.0521 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 units per person | 0.0191 units per person | 0.02 units per person | 3 |
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 sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Panama?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Panama was 0.02 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0707 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 units per person in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Panama ranks 38th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.