Kiribati vs Panama: How have things changed?

Kiribati
278,517 metric tons
in 2024
Panama
294,836 metric tons
in 2024
Kiribati rank
57th
Panama rank
54th

How have things changed? over time

  • Kiribati
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 294,836 metric tons against 278,517 metric tons in Kiribati, a difference of 16,319 metric tons.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Panama ahead.

Kiribati ranks 57th and Panama ranks 54th of 215 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 7,200 metric tons 58,760 metric tons 51,560 metric tons Panama
1970s 9,645 metric tons 125,997 metric tons 116,352 metric tons Panama
1980s 23,086 metric tons 170,080 metric tons 146,994 metric tons Panama
1990s 39,558 metric tons 174,718 metric tons 135,160 metric tons Panama
2000s 37,774 metric tons 256,780 metric tons 219,006 metric tons Panama
2010s 133,184 metric tons 202,204 metric tons 69,020 metric tons Panama
2020s 230,066 metric tons 236,453 metric tons 6,386 metric tons Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Kiribati or Panama?
Panama, at 294,836 metric tons against 278,517 metric tons in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Kiribati and Panama?
16,319 metric tons, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Panama?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Panama rank globally for how have things changed??
Kiribati ranks 57th and Panama ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.