Jamaica vs Turkmenistan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Jamaica
-390,692 tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
-321,846 tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
159th
Turkmenistan rank
156th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Jamaica
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports -321,846 tonnes against -390,692 tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 68,846 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 159th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 14 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 466,321 tonnes | 372,823 tonnes | 93,498 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 989,639 tonnes | 385,984 tonnes | 603,655 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 1.23 million tonnes | 439,130 tonnes | 791,820 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 1.49 million tonnes | 463,441 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1890s | -846,784 tonnes | 482,069 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 239,311 tonnes | 507,863 tonnes | 268,553 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 1.60 million tonnes | 535,677 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 3.45 million tonnes | 564,707 tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 4.87 million tonnes | 598,591 tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 5.47 million tonnes | 615,105 tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 3.81 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 698,776 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 406,440 tonnes | 712,068 tonnes | 305,628 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 178,858 tonnes | 36,460 tonnes | 142,398 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 268,465 tonnes | -7,398 tonnes | 275,863 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.57 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 959,344 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6.25 million tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes | 309,813 tonnes | 799,126 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | -448,642 tonnes | -377,575 tonnes | 71,067 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Jamaica or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at -321,846 tonnes against -390,692 tonnes in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Jamaica and Turkmenistan?
- 68,846 tonnes, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Jamaica ranks 159th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th 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.