Fiji vs Jamaica: Methane emissions
Fiji
761,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica
759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji rank
161st
Jamaica rank
162nd
Methane emissions over time
- Fiji
- Jamaica
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 761,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica, a difference of 2,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Fiji ranks 161st and Jamaica ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 376,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 126,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 132,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 483,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 139,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 542,222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 403,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 147,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 154,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 727,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 572,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 162,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 871,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 708,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 168,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 845,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 188,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 227,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 297,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 432,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 604,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 863,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 259,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 800,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 989,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2010s | 896,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 815,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2020s | 784,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 767,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Fiji or Jamaica?
- Fiji, at 761,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Fiji and Jamaica?
- 2,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Jamaica rank globally for methane emissions?
- Fiji ranks 161st and Jamaica ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.