Jamaica vs Namibia: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Jamaica
2.93 tonnes per person
in 2023
Namibia
3.26 tonnes per person
in 2023
Jamaica rank
72nd
Namibia rank
70th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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.