Bhutan vs Jamaica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Bhutan
12.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica
6.81 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
113th
Jamaica rank
116th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bhutan
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 12.36 million tonnes against 6.81 million tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 5.56 million tonnes.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.8 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bhutan ranks 113th and Jamaica ranks 116th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 366.4 tonnes | 336,479 tonnes | 336,112 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 38,141 tonnes | 354,429 tonnes | 316,287 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 518,877 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 674,912 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.23 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 670,626 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes | 4.56 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 10.74 million tonnes | 6.34 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bhutan or Jamaica?
- Bhutan, at 12.36 million tonnes against 6.81 million tonnes in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Bhutan and Jamaica?
- 5.56 million tonnes, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Jamaica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Jamaica rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bhutan ranks 113th and Jamaica ranks 116th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.