Jamaica vs North Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Jamaica
2.82 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
111th
North Korea rank
112th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Jamaica
- North Korea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.82 tonnes per person against 2.74 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
Jamaica ranks 111th and North Korea ranks 112th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.74 tonnes per person | 6.79 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.77 tonnes per person | 8.21 tonnes per person | 5.44 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 5.75 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6.21 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | 0.8453 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.56 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 0.1097 tonnes per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Jamaica or North Korea?
- Jamaica, at 2.82 tonnes per person against 2.74 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Jamaica and North Korea?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 111th and North Korea ranks 112th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.