Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Panama
Panama: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 87,929 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
87,929 tonnes
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
67th
of 220 countries
All-time high
299,430 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
12.81 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Panama, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Panama stood at 87,929 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Panama peaked at 299,430 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.81 tonnes, in 1750.
Panama ranks 67th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 12.81 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 12.87 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 12.93 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 12.98 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 13.04 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 13.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 13.16 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 13.22 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 13.28 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 13.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 13.4 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 13.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 13.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 13.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 13.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 13.71 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 13.77 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 13.83 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 13.89 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 13.95 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 14.02 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 14.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 14.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 14.21 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 14.27 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 14.33 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 14.4 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 14.46 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 14.52 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 14.59 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 14.65 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 14.71 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 14.78 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 14.85 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 14.91 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 14.98 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 15.04 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 15.11 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 15.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 15.24 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 15.3 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 15.37 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 15.43 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 15.5 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 15.57 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 15.64 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 15.7 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 15.77 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 15.83 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 15.9 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 15.97 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 16.04 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 16.1 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 16.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 16.24 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 16.31 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 16.38 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 16.44 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 16.51 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 16.58 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 16.65 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 16.83 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1812 | 17 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1813 | 17.18 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1814 | 17.36 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1815 | 17.53 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1816 | 17.71 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1817 | 17.89 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1818 | 18.06 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1819 | 18.24 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1820 | 18.41 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1821 | 18.61 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1822 | 18.8 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1823 | 18.99 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1824 | 19.19 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1825 | 19.38 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1826 | 19.57 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 19.76 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 19.96 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1829 | 20.15 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 20.34 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 20.55 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1832 | 20.76 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1833 | 20.97 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1834 | 21.18 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1835 | 21.39 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 21.6 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 21.81 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 22.02 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 22.23 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 22.44 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 22.67 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1842 | 22.9 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 23.13 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1844 | 23.36 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1845 | 23.59 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1846 | 23.81 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1847 | 24.04 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1848 | 24.27 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 24.49 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 24.71 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 25.04 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 25.38 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1853 | 25.73 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 26.07 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 26.43 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1856 | 26.79 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1857 | 27.16 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1858 | 27.54 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1859 | 27.92 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 28.3 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1861 | 28.7 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 29.1 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1863 | 29.5 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1864 | 29.91 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1865 | 30.32 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 30.75 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1867 | 31.18 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 31.61 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 32.05 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 32.5 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 32.96 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 33.44 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1873 | 33.91 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 34.4 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 34.89 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 35.39 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 35.91 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 36.42 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 36.95 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 37.48 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 38.03 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 38.59 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 39.16 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1884 | 39.73 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1885 | 40.31 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1886 | 40.91 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1887 | 41.53 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1888 | 42.15 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1889 | 42.78 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 43.41 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1891 | 44.09 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 44.76 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 45.45 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 46.15 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 46.85 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 47.6 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 48.36 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 49.12 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1899 | 49.9 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 50.68 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 52.38 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1902 | 54.1 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1903 | 55.84 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1904 | 57.59 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1905 | 59.36 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1906 | 61.16 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 63.15 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1908 | 64.98 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1909 | 67.01 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 69.05 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 72.2 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1912 | 75.55 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1913 | 78.73 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1914 | 83.75 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1915 | 88.96 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1916 | 94.62 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1917 | 100.47 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1918 | 106.34 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1919 | 112.59 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1920 | 119.04 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1921 | 120.94 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1922 | 122.85 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 124.76 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 126.68 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 128.6 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 130.22 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 132.02 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 133.65 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 135.29 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 138.2 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 141 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 144.53 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 148.08 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1934 | 151.82 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 155.4 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 159.54 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1937 | 163.43 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 167.66 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 171.7 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 180.27 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1941 | 185.66 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 196.5 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1943 | 201.7 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 200.89 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 203.35 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 203.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 206.93 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 213.28 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1949 | 217.29 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 3,937 tonnes | +1712.1% |
| 1951 | 4,098 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 4,861 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1953 | 4,461 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1954 | 3,928 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1955 | 4,290 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1956 | 4,067 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1957 | 4,938 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1958 | 6,036 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 1959 | 6,913 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1960 | 6,732 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 7,212 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 7,916 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 9,732 tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 11,390 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 11,924 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 12,135 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 12,674 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 15,199 tonnes | +19.9% |
| 1969 | 14,213 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 15,592 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 51,380 tonnes | +229.5% |
| 1972 | 55,740 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 60,760 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 75,789 tonnes | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 87,464 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 90,676 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 80,932 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 86,333 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 95,517 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 78,513 tonnes | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 85,334 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 91,855 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 91,172 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 89,964 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 89,621 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 96,016 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 101,397 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 92,717 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 99,390 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 103,907 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 115,215 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 126,112 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 132,369 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 137,323 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 140,550 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 150,214 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 157,218 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 173,270 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 174,845 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 184,158 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 199,535 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 179,254 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 191,040 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 187,448 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 194,782 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 207,165 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 165,711 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 203,514 tonnes | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 186,730 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 208,940 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 227,850 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 226,117 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 206,553 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 202,711 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 225,811 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 248,341 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 267,818 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 247,632 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 299,430 tonnes | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 81,803 tonnes | -72.7% |
| 2021 | 86,108 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 87,929 tonnes | +2.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 87,929 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427 tonnes, 3.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Panama's 87,929 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 4.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1712.1% | 217.29 tonnes | 3,937 tonnes |
| 1971 | +229.5% | 15,592 tonnes | 51,380 tonnes |
| 2020 | -72.7% | 299,430 tonnes | 81,803 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 13.07 tonnes | 12.81 tonnes | 13.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 13.68 tonnes | 13.4 tonnes | 13.95 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 14.3 tonnes | 14.02 tonnes | 14.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 14.94 tonnes | 14.65 tonnes | 15.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 15.6 tonnes | 15.3 tonnes | 15.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 16.27 tonnes | 15.97 tonnes | 16.58 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 17.44 tonnes | 16.65 tonnes | 18.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 19.28 tonnes | 18.41 tonnes | 20.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 21.29 tonnes | 20.34 tonnes | 22.23 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 23.47 tonnes | 22.44 tonnes | 24.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 26.28 tonnes | 24.71 tonnes | 27.92 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 30.14 tonnes | 28.3 tonnes | 32.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 34.68 tonnes | 32.5 tonnes | 36.95 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 40.07 tonnes | 37.48 tonnes | 42.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 46.57 tonnes | 43.41 tonnes | 49.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 58.63 tonnes | 50.68 tonnes | 67.01 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 88.23 tonnes | 69.05 tonnes | 112.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 127.41 tonnes | 119.04 tonnes | 135.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 154.14 tonnes | 138.2 tonnes | 171.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 200.93 tonnes | 180.27 tonnes | 217.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 4,753 tonnes | 3,928 tonnes | 6,913 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 10,913 tonnes | 6,732 tonnes | 15,199 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 70,018 tonnes | 15,592 tonnes | 95,517 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 91,598 tonnes | 78,513 tonnes | 101,397 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 141,102 tonnes | 103,907 tonnes | 174,845 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 189,934 tonnes | 165,711 tonnes | 207,165 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,120 tonnes | 202,711 tonnes | 299,430 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,280 tonnes | 81,803 tonnes | 87,929 tonnes | 3 |
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- 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)
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Panama?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Panama was 87,929 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 299,430 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.81 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Panama rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Panama ranks 67th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.