Jamaica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Jamaica
3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
111th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
113th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 111th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 113th of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 0.7195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 0.6892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0.7089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0.7412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.8211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.8599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0748 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Jamaica, at 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Jamaica ranks 111th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 113th 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.