Ecuador vs Jamaica: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Ecuador
2.72 tonnes per person
in 2023
Jamaica
2.93 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ecuador rank
75th
Jamaica rank
72nd
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.