Ecuador vs Jamaica: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Ecuador
2.72 tonnes per person
in 2023
Jamaica
2.93 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ecuador rank
75th
Jamaica rank
72nd
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Ecuador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.93 tonnes per person against 2.72 tonnes per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Ecuador ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 72nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 3.28 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 0.4746 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 0.2622 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 0.4023 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Ecuador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.93 tonnes per person against 2.72 tonnes per person in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Ecuador and Jamaica?
- 0.21 tonnes per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Jamaica rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Ecuador ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 72nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.