Jamaica vs Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Jamaica
485.20 million tonnes
in 2024
Sudan
517.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
104th
Sudan rank
102nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 517.02 million tonnes against 485.20 million tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 31.82 million tonnes.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Jamaica ranks 104th and Sudan ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.03 million tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | 55,528 tonnes | Sudan |
| 1960s | 24.26 million tonnes | 18.07 million tonnes | 6.18 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 77.94 million tonnes | 54.47 million tonnes | 23.47 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 149.14 million tonnes | 90.70 million tonnes | 58.44 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 219.40 million tonnes | 129.83 million tonnes | 89.58 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 319.38 million tonnes | 196.75 million tonnes | 122.63 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 409.39 million tonnes | 340.50 million tonnes | 68.89 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 469.01 million tonnes | 481.30 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Jamaica or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 517.02 million tonnes against 485.20 million tonnes in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Jamaica and Sudan?
- 31.82 million tonnes, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 104th and Sudan ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.