Brazil vs Jamaica: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Brazil
3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica
3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
109th
Jamaica rank
111th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Brazil ranks 109th and Jamaica ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 0.5307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 0.536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0.5724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0.5766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.6291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.6655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.6557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Jamaica?
- Brazil, at 3.21 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 Brazil and Jamaica?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Brazil ranks 109th 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.