Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Jamaica
16.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
13.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
116th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
117th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 16.03 million tonnes against 13.22 million tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 2.81 million tonnes.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1909 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Jamaica ranks 116th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th of 211 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1950s | 195,478 tonnes | 107,902 tonnes | 87,576 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1.20 million tonnes | 819,812 tonnes | 379,737 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 3.06 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 4.42 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 6.39 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 9.09 million tonnes | 7.84 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 12.47 million tonnes | 10.82 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 15.27 million tonnes | 12.71 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Jamaica, at 16.03 million tonnes against 13.22 million tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 2.81 million tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Jamaica ranks 116th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.