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
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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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.