Jamaica vs Uruguay: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Jamaica
2.93 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uruguay
3.18 tonnes per person
in 2023
Jamaica rank
72nd
Uruguay rank
71st
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.18 tonnes per person against 2.93 tonnes per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.25 tonnes per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 71st of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 0.1658 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | 0.682 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 0.1511 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Jamaica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.18 tonnes per person against 2.93 tonnes per person in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 0.25 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 71st 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.