Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Jamaica
8.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
8.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
116th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 8.40 million tonnes against 8.35 million tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 56,320 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 980,435 tonnes | 110,286 tonnes | 870,148 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 3.07 million tonnes | 324,264 tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 7.34 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 5.96 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 5.99 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 8.78 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 6.39 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 10.38 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 5.77 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 8.13 million tonnes | 6.01 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 7.71 million tonnes | 8.18 million tonnes | 473,284 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
- Jamaica, at 8.40 million tonnes against 8.35 million tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 56,320 tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.