Jamaica vs South America: Waste — Emissions Share
Jamaica
10.33 %
in 2023
South America
2.59 %
in 2023
Jamaica rank
28th
South America rank
28th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Jamaica
- South America
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 10.33 % against 2.59 % in South America, a difference of 7.74 %.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 4.0 times South America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 28th and South America ranks 28th of 222 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.11 % | 2.32 % | 3.79 % | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7.29 % | 2.37 % | 4.92 % | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.54 % | 2.58 % | 6.97 % | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 10.36 % | 2.54 % | 7.82 % | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Jamaica or South America?
- Jamaica, at 10.33 % against 2.59 % in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Jamaica and South America?
- 7.74 %, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and South America rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Jamaica ranks 28th and South America ranks 28th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.