Jamaica vs Rwanda: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Jamaica
9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica rank
150th
Rwanda rank
147th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Jamaica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica, a difference of 623,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Jamaica ranks 150th and Rwanda ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 11 and Rwanda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 741,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 381,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 807,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 523,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 8.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 16.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Jamaica or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 9.72 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 Jamaica and Rwanda?
- 623,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Rwanda rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Jamaica ranks 150th and Rwanda ranks 147th 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.