Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Dominican Republic
2.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Jamaica
2.82 tonnes per person
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
111th
Jamaica rank
113th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.91 tonnes per person against 2.82 tonnes per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 111th and Jamaica ranks 113th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.21 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 7.08 tonnes per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 6.24 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | 4.27 tonnes per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 5.06 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | 0.5518 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.14 tonnes per person | 5.75 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 6.21 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.49 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | 0.8169 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.72 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | 0.1596 tonnes per person | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.91 tonnes per person against 2.82 tonnes per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Dominican Republic ranks 111th and Jamaica ranks 113th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.