Panama

Central America, North America

CO2 emissions per person
2.81
t CO2/person/year · 2024
115th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.24
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
168th of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
14.7
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
122nd of 241 countries
19402025

Panama in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

0241950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2015low 1943

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

12.7 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+206% since 1994102nd highest of 215 · 2024
051019502000high 2023low 1943

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

2.81 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+81% since 1994115th highest of 213 · 2024
012319502000high 2019low 1946

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

0.24 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.6 °C since 1995168th highest of 193 · 2025
-1019401960198020002020Worldhigh 2015low 1943

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

4.23 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+29% since 1994134th highest of 199 · 2024
0241850190019502000

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

21.2 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+7.4% since 1994128th highest of 199 · 2024
020401850190019502000high 1959low 1879

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

1.29 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+25% since 1994135th highest of 201 · 2024
00.511850190019502000high 2021

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

19.5 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+511% since 199384th highest of 120 · 2023
010201990200020102020high 2021low 2011

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

451.5 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
+23% since 201327th highest of 119 · 2024
0200400201420162018202020222024World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

22,863 kWh/person/year · 2023
+23% since 199380th highest of 216 · 2023
010k20k30k19801990200020102020high 2019low 1999

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

7.37 % of electricity · 2024
+7.4 pp since 200062nd highest of 195 · 2024
024620002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

7.15 % of electricity · 2024
+7.1 pp since 200041st highest of 193 · 2024
024620002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

3.72 % of electricity · 2024
+3.7 pp since 200061st highest of 194 · 2024
0520002005201020152020high 2019

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

7.45 % of electricity · 2024
-22 pp since 200084th highest of 195 · 2024
0204020002005201020152020high 2001low 2021

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

20.8 % of electricity · 2024
+21 pp since 200066th highest of 192 · 2024
0102020002005201020152020high 2019

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

21,537 ha/year · 2024
+19% since 200170th highest of 197 · 2024
020k40k2005201020152020high 2008low 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

62.2 % of land · 2025
-3.5 pp since 199528th highest of 212 · 2025
02040601990200020102020World

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.98 deaths/year · 2021
-50% since 200086th highest of 194 · 2021
05020002005201020152020high 2020low 2001

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.72 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-4.0% since 1994202nd highest of 244 · 2024
00.5200020102020low 2018

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

31.4 % of land area · 2024
+11 pp since 201331st highest of 213 · 2024
0102030201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

78.0 kg/person/year · 2023
+70% since 199348th highest of 176 · 2023
050198020002020Worldhigh 2019

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

56.7 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+43% since 199376th highest of 198 · 2023
0204060198020002020high 2021

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

26.3 % of territorial waters · 2024
+25 pp since 201320th highest of 174 · 2024
01020201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

66.2 % living in cities · 2025
+7.9 pp since 1995116th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

0.90 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
+0.1 pp since 2010166th highest of 179 · 2022
051015201020152020Worldhigh 2015

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

31,040 m³/person/year · 2022
-42% since 199219th highest of 181 · 2022
050k100k198020002020World

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

3,522 mm/year · 2025
+1.1% since 19955th highest of 192 · 2025
02k4k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1970low 1961

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

9.00 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+1.1 pp since 199536th highest of 192 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1970low 1961

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

14.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+24% since 1998122nd highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2015low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

10.8 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-97% since 199147th highest of 168 · 2021
02004001990200020102020high 1995

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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