Bhutan vs Jamaica: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bhutan
3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica
3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
110th
Jamaica rank
111th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bhutan
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bhutan ranks 110th and Jamaica ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 9 and Jamaica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 0.7031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 0.8172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 0.9499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.7325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.4155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.5913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bhutan or Jamaica?
- Bhutan, at 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bhutan and Jamaica?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Jamaica rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bhutan ranks 110th and Jamaica ranks 111th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.