Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Panama
Panama: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) was 0.0274 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Panama is 0.0274 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Panama peaked at 0.0274 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Panama ranks 78th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0083 Mt CO2e | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0086 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0094 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 Mt CO2e | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 Mt CO2e | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0094 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 Mt CO2e | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0145 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.015 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0132 Mt CO2e | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.014 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0148 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0145 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 Mt CO2e | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0165 Mt CO2e | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0173 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0178 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.018 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0193 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0206 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 Mt CO2e | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0228 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0238 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0171 Mt CO2e | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 0.022 Mt CO2e | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0249 Mt CO2e | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0264 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0274 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0219 Mt CO2e, 1.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0274 Mt CO2e is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0115 Mt CO2e, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -28.2% | 0.0238 Mt CO2e | 0.0171 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0083 Mt CO2e | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 0.0094 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0086 Mt CO2e | 0.0082 Mt CO2e | 0.0094 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | 0.0088 Mt CO2e | 0.015 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | 0.0132 Mt CO2e | 0.0165 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0202 Mt CO2e | 0.0173 Mt CO2e | 0.0238 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 Mt CO2e | 0.0171 Mt CO2e | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3301 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 20.34 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Panama?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Panama was 0.0274 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0274 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Panama ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).