Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was 3.05 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.05 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 66.7%
World rank
53rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
874.51 % change on previous year
in 1971
All-time low
-447.48 % change on previous year
in 1966
Years of data
173
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 3.05 % change on previous year for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 874.51 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -447.48 % change on previous year, in 1966.
That places Jamaica 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 29.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -13.9 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
| 1853 | 13.49 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 1854 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 1855 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1856 | -25.4 % change on previous year | -811.0% |
| 1857 | 17.59 % change on previous year | -169.2% |
| 1858 | 23.36 % change on previous year | +32.8% |
| 1859 | -22.79 % change on previous year | -197.6% |
| 1860 | 83.47 % change on previous year | -466.3% |
| 1861 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 1862 | 4.22 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 1863 | 9.44 % change on previous year | +123.9% |
| 1864 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 1865 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1866 | 30.8 % change on previous year | +747.7% |
| 1867 | -26.24 % change on previous year | -185.2% |
| 1868 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1869 | 13.5 % change on previous year | +298.9% |
| 1870 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1871 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 1872 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -187.2% |
| 1873 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -600.2% |
| 1874 | 6.95 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 1875 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 1876 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0759 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 1878 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +5750.1% |
| 1879 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1880 | 6.97 % change on previous year | -287.4% |
| 1881 | 7.49 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1882 | -5.92 % change on previous year | -179.0% |
| 1883 | -0.2808 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1884 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -2572.6% |
| 1885 | 0.9649 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1886 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -465.9% |
| 1887 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -153.6% |
| 1888 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1889 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 1890 | -57.37 % change on previous year | -1836.2% |
| 1891 | -71.94 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 1892 | -227.19 % change on previous year | +215.8% |
| 1893 | -184.66 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1894 | -21.45 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 1895 | -23.93 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1896 | -21.5 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1897 | -23.61 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1898 | -18.81 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1899 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1900 | 55.59 % change on previous year | -2189.2% |
| 1901 | 47.8 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1902 | 65.41 % change on previous year | +36.8% |
| 1903 | 135.18 % change on previous year | +106.7% |
| 1904 | 751.51 % change on previous year | +455.9% |
| 1905 | -13.7 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 1906 | 56.17 % change on previous year | -509.9% |
| 1907 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1908 | 18.49 % change on previous year | +391.1% |
| 1909 | 22.67 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1910 | 25.01 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1911 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1912 | 13.95 % change on previous year | +292.9% |
| 1913 | -0.3898 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1914 | 14.38 % change on previous year | -3788.6% |
| 1915 | 10.55 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1916 | 4.53 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 1917 | 9.04 % change on previous year | +99.5% |
| 1918 | 0.3671 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1919 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +369.9% |
| 1920 | 35.75 % change on previous year | +1972.1% |
| 1921 | 14.89 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 1922 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1923 | 7.35 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1924 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -137.5% |
| 1925 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
| 1926 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +201.8% |
| 1927 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1928 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1929 | 0.8602 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1930 | 16.05 % change on previous year | +1765.5% |
| 1931 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 1932 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1933 | 6.32 % change on previous year | +167.5% |
| 1934 | 0.4635 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1935 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -678.9% |
| 1936 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -156.6% |
| 1937 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1938 | -0.572 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 1939 | -0.2654 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 1940 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -2376.0% |
| 1941 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 1942 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +107.0% |
| 1943 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1944 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1945 | -2.63 % change on previous year | +100.3% |
| 1946 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -165.5% |
| 1947 | 0.7202 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1948 | -0.1355 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0372 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 1950 | -16.81 % change on previous year | -45310.8% |
| 1951 | -12.93 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1952 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 1953 | -8.18 % change on previous year | +217.6% |
| 1954 | 8.25 % change on previous year | -200.9% |
| 1955 | -6.01 % change on previous year | -172.9% |
| 1956 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1957 | 0.8868 % change on previous year | -131.1% |
| 1958 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1959 | 6.62 % change on previous year | +533.2% |
| 1960 | -51.34 % change on previous year | -875.1% |
| 1961 | -38.92 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 1962 | -10.44 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1963 | -25.2 % change on previous year | +141.3% |
| 1964 | -159.61 % change on previous year | +533.5% |
| 1965 | 105.57 % change on previous year | -166.1% |
| 1966 | -447.48 % change on previous year | -523.9% |
| 1967 | -29.28 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 1968 | 257.21 % change on previous year | -978.5% |
| 1969 | -254.8 % change on previous year | -199.1% |
| 1970 | 105.39 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 1971 | 874.51 % change on previous year | +729.8% |
| 1972 | -37.4 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 1973 | 72.2 % change on previous year | -293.0% |
| 1974 | 28.88 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1975 | 18.85 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1976 | 39.04 % change on previous year | +107.2% |
| 1977 | 42.2 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1978 | -120.28 % change on previous year | -385.0% |
| 1979 | 331.37 % change on previous year | -375.5% |
| 1980 | 72.77 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1981 | -127.73 % change on previous year | -275.5% |
| 1982 | -258.27 % change on previous year | +102.2% |
| 1983 | 75.42 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1984 | 126.45 % change on previous year | +67.7% |
| 1986 | 19.49 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1987 | 34.45 % change on previous year | +76.8% |
| 1988 | 15.16 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1989 | -6.88 % change on previous year | -145.4% |
| 1990 | 270.75 % change on previous year | -4036.9% |
| 1991 | 48.28 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 1992 | 202.96 % change on previous year | +320.4% |
| 1993 | -57 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8527 % change on previous year | -101.5% |
| 1995 | -47.82 % change on previous year | -5707.9% |
| 1996 | 65.88 % change on previous year | -237.8% |
| 1997 | -36 % change on previous year | -154.6% |
| 1998 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 1999 | 556.48 % change on previous year | -14961.8% |
| 2000 | -48.15 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2001 | -45.82 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 22.3 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 2003 | -38.32 % change on previous year | -271.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 2005 | -28.79 % change on previous year | -1616.3% |
| 2006 | 236.04 % change on previous year | -919.9% |
| 2007 | 15.01 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 2008 | 8.64 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 2009 | -65.89 % change on previous year | -862.5% |
| 2010 | -43.79 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 44.99 % change on previous year | -202.7% |
| 2012 | -21.89 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 2013 | -24.93 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2014 | -58.61 % change on previous year | +135.1% |
| 2015 | -9.07 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 2016 | -52.01 % change on previous year | +473.7% |
| 2017 | 69.55 % change on previous year | -233.7% |
| 2018 | -119.03 % change on previous year | -271.2% |
| 2019 | -229.47 % change on previous year | +92.8% |
| 2020 | -35.15 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 2021 | -18.08 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 2022 | 18.53 % change on previous year | -202.5% |
| 2023 | 9.17 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2024 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3.05 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3295 % change on previous year, 9.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -45310.8% | 0.0372 % change on previous year | -16.81 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +14961.8% | -3.74 % change on previous year | 556.48 % change on previous year |
| 1878 | +5750.1% | 0.0759 % change on previous year | 4.44 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | -5707.9% | 0.8527 % change on previous year | -47.82 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +4036.9% | -6.88 % change on previous year | 270.75 % change on previous year |
| 1914 | +3788.6% | -0.3898 % change on previous year | 14.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.27 % change on previous year | -25.4 % change on previous year | 29.59 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 12.95 % change on previous year | -26.24 % change on previous year | 83.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.4 % change on previous year | -3.84 % change on previous year | 6.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.98 % change on previous year | -5.92 % change on previous year | 7.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -65.31 % change on previous year | -227.19 % change on previous year | -2.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 114.29 % change on previous year | -13.7 % change on previous year | 751.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.27 % change on previous year | -0.3898 % change on previous year | 25.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.08 % change on previous year | -2.76 % change on previous year | 35.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.94 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 16.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.01 % change on previous year | -2.63 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -3.26 % change on previous year | -16.81 % change on previous year | 8.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -65.43 % change on previous year | -447.48 % change on previous year | 257.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 135.48 % change on previous year | -120.28 % change on previous year | 874.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.46 % change on previous year | -258.27 % change on previous year | 126.45 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 100.06 % change on previous year | -57 % change on previous year | 556.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 % change on previous year | -65.89 % change on previous year | 236.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -44.43 % change on previous year | -229.47 % change on previous year | 69.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.5 % change on previous year | -35.15 % change on previous year | 18.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Belgium 3.46 % change on previous year compare
- 52 South Korea 3.12 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Bangladesh 2.82 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Senegal 2.66 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 2.65 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Jamaica was 3.05 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 874.51 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -447.48 % change on previous year in 1966.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.