Honduras vs Jamaica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Honduras
5.86 million tonnes
in 2017
Jamaica
6.81 million tonnes
in 2024
Honduras rank
119th
Jamaica rank
116th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Honduras
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 6.81 million tonnes against 5.86 million tonnes in Honduras, a difference of 945,030 tonnes.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 119th and Jamaica ranks 116th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 450,779 tonnes | 43,382 tonnes | 407,397 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1970s | 450,779 tonnes | 336,479 tonnes | 114,300 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1980s | 450,779 tonnes | 354,429 tonnes | 96,350 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1990s | 485,206 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 708,582 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.42 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 486,384 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 5.06 million tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | 718,352 tonnes | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Honduras or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 6.81 million tonnes against 5.86 million tonnes in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Honduras and Jamaica?
- 945,030 tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Jamaica?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2017.
- How do Honduras and Jamaica rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Honduras ranks 119th 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.