Fossil electricity share in Panama

Oil, gas and coal produced 27.9% of electricity in Panama in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.

Measure: Electricity from oil, gas and coal Unit: % of total electricity production Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Panama, 2024 27.9% % of total electricity production
Change from 2023 −18.4percentage points 2023: 46.2%
World, 2023 48.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Panama (2024).

Fossil electricity share in Panama over time

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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity from oil, gas and coal (% of total electricity production), 2001 to 2024
Period PanamaWorld
2024 27.9% –
2023 46.2% 48.7%
2022 32.7% 60.7%
2021 31.7% 61.5%
2020 31.7% 61.4%
2019 47.3% 62.9%
2018 21.1% 64.1%
2017 28.1% 64.7%
2016 33.4% 65.3%
2015 34.7% 66.1%
2014 44.2% 66.7%
2013 42.1% 67.1%
2012 37.1% 67.7%
2011 47.3% 67.8%
2010 42.9% 66.9%
2009 43.3% 66.6%
2008 37.9% 67.3%
2007 42.3% 67.7%
2006 39.8% 66.5%
2005 35.7% 66.1%
2004 34.0% 65.8%
2003 49.0% 66.1%
2002 35.4% 64.9%
2001 50.8% 64.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −18.4 percentage points from 46.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 44.2%, the figure has changed by −16.3 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.ELC.FOSL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Panama
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency