Albania vs Jamaica: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Albania
-420,041 tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica
-390,692 tonnes
in 2024
Albania rank
160th
Jamaica rank
159th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Albania
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports -390,692 tonnes against -420,041 tonnes in Albania, a difference of 29,349 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 12 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.35 million tonnes | 466,321 tonnes | 888,109 tonnes | Albania |
| 1860s | 1.50 million tonnes | 989,639 tonnes | 515,004 tonnes | Albania |
| 1870s | 1.75 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 516,999 tonnes | Albania |
| 1880s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 419,491 tonnes | Albania |
| 1890s | 2.12 million tonnes | -846,784 tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1900s | 2.24 million tonnes | 239,311 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1910s | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 483,294 tonnes | Albania |
| 1920s | 1.77 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 1.96 million tonnes | 4.87 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 3.17 million tonnes | 5.47 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 5.71 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1960s | 5.38 million tonnes | 406,440 tonnes | 4.98 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1970s | 3.81 million tonnes | 178,858 tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1980s | 2.22 million tonnes | 268,465 tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1990s | 897,838 tonnes | 5.57 million tonnes | 4.67 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 815,072 tonnes | 6.25 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 724,996 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 383,943 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | -187,421 tonnes | -448,642 tonnes | 261,221 tonnes | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Albania or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at -390,692 tonnes against -420,041 tonnes in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Albania and Jamaica?
- 29,349 tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Jamaica rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Albania ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 159th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.