Electricity generation from wind in Panama
Panama: Electricity generation from wind was 0.96 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from wind in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from wind in Panama stood at 0.96 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from wind in Panama peaked at 0.96 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Panama ranks 58th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from wind in Panama, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | +250.0% |
| 2016 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | +53.4% |
| 2024 | 0.96 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.96 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.46 terawatt-hours, 2.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.96 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.07 terawatt-hours, 13.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.297 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.708 terawatt-hours | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 0.96 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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 electricity generation from wind in Panama?
- Electricity generation from wind in Panama was 0.96 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from wind recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from wind recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for electricity generation from wind?
- Panama ranks 58th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.