Cyprus vs Jamaica: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Cyprus
9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica
9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cyprus rank
149th
Jamaica rank
150th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Cyprus
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica, a difference of 400,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cyprus ranks 149th and Jamaica ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 414,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 741,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 472,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 637,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 540,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 797,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 505,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 497,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1900s | 696,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 440,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 807,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 871,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 922,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 9.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 727,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Cyprus or Jamaica?
- Cyprus, at 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Cyprus and Jamaica?
- 400,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Jamaica rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Cyprus ranks 149th and Jamaica ranks 150th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.