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
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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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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.