Jamaica vs Uruguay: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Jamaica
332,848 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
346,330 tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
58th
Uruguay rank
57th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 346,330 tonnes against 332,848 tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 13,482 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 174,154 tonnes | 208,838 tonnes | 34,684 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 242,837 tonnes | 120,162 tonnes | 122,675 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 426,257 tonnes | 67,644 tonnes | 358,613 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | -180,537 tonnes | -140,324 tonnes | 40,212 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 323,410 tonnes | 182,670 tonnes | 140,740 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | -202,073 tonnes | 130,100 tonnes | 332,174 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 150,203 tonnes | -158,182 tonnes | 308,385 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | -207,544 tonnes | 312,959 tonnes | 520,504 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Jamaica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 346,330 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 Uruguay?
- 13,482 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 57th 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.