Jamaica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Jamaica
3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
111th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
114th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Jamaica
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Jamaica ranks 111th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 114th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1860s | 0.7195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1870s | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1880s | 0.6892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1890s | 0.7089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1900s | 0.7412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1910s | 0.8211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1920s | 0.8599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1930s | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1940s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0413 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Jamaica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Jamaica, at 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jamaica 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Jamaica ranks 111th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 114th 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.