Which has higher waste — emissions, Iceland or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 0.702 kt against 0.677 kt in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Jamaica: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Iceland

0.677 kt

in 2023

Jamaica

0.702 kt

in 2023

Iceland rank

117th

Jamaica rank

116th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Iceland
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.702 kt against 0.677 kt in Iceland, a difference of 0.025 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Iceland ranks 117th and Jamaica ranks 116th of 169 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	2.74 kt	0.4577 kt	2.29 kt	Iceland
1980s	3.41 kt	0.5758 kt	2.83 kt	Iceland
1990s	3.14 kt	0.6623 kt	2.47 kt	Iceland
2000s	1.98 kt	0.7129 kt	1.27 kt	Iceland
2010s	1.73 kt	0.6649 kt	1.06 kt	Iceland
2020s	0.7885 kt	0.6962 kt	0.0923 kt	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Iceland or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.702 kt against 0.677 kt in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Iceland and Jamaica?: 0.025 kt, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for waste — emissions?: Iceland ranks 117th and Jamaica ranks 116th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf