China vs Jamaica: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
China
0.4343 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Jamaica
0.395 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
China rank
19th
Jamaica rank
22nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- China
- Jamaica
How they compare
China currently reports 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ against 0.395 kilograms per international-$ in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0393 kilograms per international-$.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 22nd of 164 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1977 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1628 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 1960s | 0.6878 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3564 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3314 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 1970s | 0.8063 kilograms per international-$ | 0.597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2094 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 1980s | 0.7376 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5089 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2287 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 1990s | 0.6919 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5465 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1454 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 2000s | 0.655 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5497 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1053 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 2010s | 0.5667 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1508 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 2020s | 0.4388 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3827 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0562 kilograms per international-$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, China or Jamaica?
- China, at 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ against 0.395 kilograms per international-$ in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between China and Jamaica?
- 0.0393 kilograms per international-$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do China and Jamaica rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- China ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 22nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).