Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Belize or Jamaica?

Belize, at 0.0226 kt against 0.0162 kt in Jamaica as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Jamaica: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Belize

0.0226 kt

in 2024

Jamaica

0.0162 kt

in 2024

Belize rank

67th

Jamaica rank

70th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Belize
Jamaica

How they compare

Belize currently reports 0.0226 kt against 0.0162 kt in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0064 kt.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 70th of 221 countries.

Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.016 kt	0.0147 kt	0.0013 kt	Belize
2000s	0.0164 kt	0.0163 kt	0 kt	Belize
2010s	0.0199 kt	0.0171 kt	0.0028 kt	Belize
2020s	0.0225 kt	0.0162 kt	0.0063 kt	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Belize or Jamaica?: Belize, at 0.0226 kt against 0.0162 kt in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Belize and Jamaica?: 0.0064 kt, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Belize ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 70th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.