Jamaica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Jamaica
3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
135th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
133rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Jamaica ranks 135th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1860s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1870s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1880s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1890s | 0.5814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1900s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1910s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1920s | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1930s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Jamaica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 135th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.