Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Panama
Panama: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 22.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 22.04 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Panama peaked at 21.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.88, in 2001.
That places Panama 35th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.98 | — |
| 2001 | 7.88 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.89 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 9.45 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.49 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.47 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.53 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 11.58 | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 11.04 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 9.89 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 8.6 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 10.31 | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 10.16 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 9.19 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 9 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.19 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.42 | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 9.71 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 18.8 | +93.6% |
| 2020 | 21.42 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 21.71 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.95 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 22.11 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 22.04 | -0.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 22.04 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.35, 1.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Panama's 22.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.45, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +93.6% | 9.71 | 18.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.37 | 7.88 | 11.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.53 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.84 | 21.42 | 22.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.39 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 855 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Panama?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Panama was 22.04 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 21.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.88 in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Panama ranks 35th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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