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.
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
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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.