Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Panama
Panama: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
95th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1871
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Panama, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Panama is 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Panama peaked at 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1871.
Panama ranks 95th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Panama, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1853 | 0.2049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1854 | 0.2026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1855 | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1857 | 0.1951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1858 | 0.1923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1860 | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1861 | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1862 | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1863 | 0.1767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1867 | 0.1645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 0.1619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1875 | 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1876 | 0.1681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1878 | 0.1731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.1674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.9% |
| 1891 | 0.1959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 0.2026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1895 | 0.2068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1896 | 0.2117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1897 | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 0.2284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1900 | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 0.2415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1902 | 0.2535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1903 | 0.2682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1904 | 0.2845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1905 | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1906 | 0.3161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1907 | 0.3292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1908 | 0.3388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1909 | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 0.3338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1912 | 0.3258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.3167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.3075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1915 | 0.2984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1916 | 0.2892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1917 | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1918 | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1919 | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1920 | 0.2578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 0.2533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.2407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1926 | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1928 | 0.232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 0.2227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1932 | 0.2202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1933 | 0.2179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1934 | 0.2166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 0.2159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.2153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.2331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1943 | 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1945 | 0.3045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1946 | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 1947 | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1948 | 0.3711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1949 | 0.3837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.3941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.4042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 0.4491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.4925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.4759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 73% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 92 Qatar 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Congo 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 94 Azerbaijan 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 96 Togo 0.2861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 97 Pakistan 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 98 Thailand 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Panama?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Panama was 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1871.
- How does Panama rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Panama ranks 95th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.