Jamaica vs Nepal: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Jamaica
332,848 tonnes
in 2024
Nepal
428,262 tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
58th
Nepal rank
55th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 428,262 tonnes against 332,848 tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 95,414 tonnes.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 58th and Nepal ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 174,154 tonnes | 4,478 tonnes | 169,676 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 242,837 tonnes | 33,342 tonnes | 209,494 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 426,257 tonnes | 11,298 tonnes | 414,958 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | -180,537 tonnes | 38,120 tonnes | 218,657 tonnes | Nepal |
| 1990s | 323,410 tonnes | 229,752 tonnes | 93,658 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | -202,073 tonnes | 93,505 tonnes | 295,578 tonnes | Nepal |
| 2010s | 150,203 tonnes | 862,436 tonnes | 712,233 tonnes | Nepal |
| 2020s | -207,544 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Jamaica or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 428,262 tonnes against 332,848 tonnes in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Jamaica and Nepal?
- 95,414 tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Nepal rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 58th and Nepal ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.