Renewable energy electricity output in Panama

Panama: Renewable energy electricity output was 6,726 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
6,726 GWh
Change on year
up 29.8%
World rank
70th
of 230 countries
All-time high
6,726 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
1,937 GWh
in 1992
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Panama, 1990–2015

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k1990200220151990: 2.3k GWh1991: 2.1k GWh1992: 1.9k GWh1993: 2.3k GWh1994: 2.4k GWh1995: 2.4k GWh1996: 3.0k GWh1997: 2.9k GWh1998: 2.2k GWh1999: 3.2k GWh2000: 3.4k GWh2001: 2.5k GWh2002: 3.4k GWh2003: 2.8k GWh2004: 3.8k GWh2005: 3.7k GWh2006: 3.6k GWh2007: 3.7k GWh2008: 4.0k GWh2009: 3.9k GWh2010: 4.2k GWh2011: 4.1k GWh2012: 5.4k GWh2013: 5.2k GWh2014: 5.2k GWh2015: 6.7k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

Panama recorded 6,726 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Panama peaked at 6,726 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,937 GWh, in 1992.

That places Panama 70th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,473 GWh 1,937 GWh 3,154 GWh 10
2000s 3,501 GWh 2,522 GWh 3,988 GWh 10
2010s 5,141 GWh 4,121 GWh 6,726 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 67 Bhutan 7,747 GWh compare
  2. 68 Croatia 7,510 GWh compare
  3. 69 Ukraine 7,103 GWh compare
  4. 71 Guatemala 6,678 GWh compare
  5. 72 Sri Lanka 6,390 GWh compare
  6. 73 Slovakia 6,040 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More reference data data for Panama

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Panama?
Renewable energy electricity output in Panama was 6,726 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 6,726 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 1,937 GWh in 1992.
How does Panama rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Panama ranks 70th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.