Brunei vs Jamaica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Brunei
427.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica
485.20 million tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
106th
Jamaica rank
104th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Brunei
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 485.20 million tonnes against 427.76 million tonnes in Brunei, a difference of 57.44 million tonnes.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 104th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.36 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | 30.33 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1960s | 37.77 million tonnes | 24.26 million tonnes | 13.51 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1970s | 84.59 million tonnes | 77.94 million tonnes | 6.65 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1980s | 138.35 million tonnes | 149.14 million tonnes | 10.79 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 188.61 million tonnes | 219.40 million tonnes | 30.79 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 248.98 million tonnes | 319.38 million tonnes | 70.40 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 328.78 million tonnes | 409.39 million tonnes | 80.60 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 403.38 million tonnes | 469.01 million tonnes | 65.63 million tonnes | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Brunei or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 485.20 million tonnes against 427.76 million tonnes in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Brunei and Jamaica?
- 57.44 million tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Jamaica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Jamaica rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Brunei ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 104th 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 by world region. 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.