Jamaica vs Namibia: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Jamaica
2.93 tonnes per person
in 2023
Namibia
3.26 tonnes per person
in 2023
Jamaica rank
72nd
Namibia rank
70th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Jamaica
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.26 tonnes per person against 2.93 tonnes per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 70th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 tonnes per person | 0.8613 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 4.19 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 3.34 tonnes per person | 0.4384 tonnes per person | Namibia |
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?, Jamaica or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.26 tonnes per person against 2.93 tonnes per person in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Jamaica and Namibia?
- 0.33 tonnes per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Jamaica ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 70th 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.