Jamaica vs East Timor: Methane emissions

Jamaica
759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
East Timor
1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica rank
162nd
East Timor rank
159th

Methane emissions over time

  • Jamaica
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica, a difference of 272,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 162nd and East Timor ranks 159th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 15 and East Timor in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 376,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 247,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 129,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1860s 429,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 264,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 164,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1870s 483,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 277,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 206,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1880s 542,222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 290,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 251,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1890s 622,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 304,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 317,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1900s 727,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 318,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 409,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1910s 871,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 332,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 538,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1920s 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 345,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 668,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1930s 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 358,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 871,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1940s 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 371,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1950s 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 392,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1960s 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 445,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1970s 863,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 453,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 410,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1980s 989,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 309,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 679,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1990s 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 510,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 656,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
2000s 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 198,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
2010s 815,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 570,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
2020s 767,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 300,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Jamaica or East Timor?
East Timor, at 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Jamaica and East Timor?
272,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and East Timor rank globally for methane emissions?
Jamaica ranks 162nd and East Timor ranks 159th 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.