Jamaica vs Latvia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Jamaica
2.24 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia
2.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
82nd
Latvia rank
83rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Jamaica
- Latvia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.24 tonnes per person against 2.23 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 82nd and Latvia ranks 83rd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5756 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 3.81 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 2.6 tonnes per person | 5.95 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 3.36 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 0.6702 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 3.71 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 0.6371 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 0.2488 tonnes per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Jamaica or Latvia?
- Jamaica, at 2.24 tonnes per person against 2.23 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Jamaica and Latvia?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd and Latvia ranks 83rd of 213 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.