Ireland vs Jamaica: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ireland
-335,622 tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica
-390,692 tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
158th
Jamaica rank
159th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ireland
- Jamaica
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -335,622 tonnes against -390,692 tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 55,070 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 158th and Jamaica ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and Jamaica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.67 million tonnes | 466,321 tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1860s | 654,302 tonnes | 989,639 tonnes | 335,337 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 3.41 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1.47 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 15,844 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1890s | -1.67 million tonnes | -846,784 tonnes | 824,972 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1900s | -269,667 tonnes | 239,311 tonnes | 508,978 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 4.63 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1920s | -9.85 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 13.30 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1930s | -13.11 million tonnes | 4.87 million tonnes | 17.98 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1940s | -3.60 million tonnes | 5.47 million tonnes | 9.07 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1.41 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 7.35 million tonnes | 406,440 tonnes | 6.94 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 10.01 million tonnes | 178,858 tonnes | 9.84 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 6.42 million tonnes | 268,465 tonnes | 6.15 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | -1.50 million tonnes | 5.57 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7.96 million tonnes | 6.25 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.26 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | 635,806 tonnes | -448,642 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ireland or Jamaica?
- Ireland, at -335,622 tonnes against -390,692 tonnes in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ireland and Jamaica?
- 55,070 tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Jamaica rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ireland ranks 158th 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.