Access to electricity (% of total population) in Panama
Panama: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 93.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Panama, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Panama recorded 93.4% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Panama peaked at 93.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1990.
That places Panama 143rd out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.2% | — |
| 1991 | 73.4% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 93.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 93% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Panama's 93.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.6%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 70.2% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 81.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 86.8% | 93.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Panama?
- Access to electricity in Panama was 93.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for access to electricity?
- Panama ranks 143rd out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.