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