Belize vs Jamaica: Greenhouse gas emissions

Belize
7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica
9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize rank
153rd
Jamaica rank
150th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Belize
  • Jamaica
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M185019372024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize, a difference of 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.

Belize ranks 153rd and Jamaica ranks 150th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Jamaica Difference Ahead
1850s 311,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 741,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 430,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1860s 506,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 603,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1870s 567,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 769,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1880s 632,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 933,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1890s 771,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 381,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 390,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belize
1900s 816,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 319,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1910s 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 756,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1920s 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1930s 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1940s 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1950s 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1960s 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1970s 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1980s 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1990s 7.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
2000s 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
2010s 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
2020s 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 484,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Belize or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Belize and Jamaica?
1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Belize ranks 153rd and Jamaica ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.