Jamaica vs Panama: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Jamaica
3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Panama
3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
111th
Panama rank
108th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 111th and Panama ranks 108th of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 0.7195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 0.6892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0.7089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0.7412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.8211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.8599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 3.23 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 Jamaica and Panama?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Jamaica ranks 111th and Panama ranks 108th 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.