Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate was 4.7 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.7 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 41.9%
World rank
15th
of 199 countries
All-time high
411.84 % change on previous year
in 1900
All-time low
-96.76 % change on previous year
in 1897
Years of data
173
1851–2024
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 4.7 % change on previous year for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 41.9% on the previous year and up 133.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 411.84 % change on previous year in 1900 and was at its lowest, -96.76 % change on previous year, in 1897.
That places Jamaica 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 20.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -8.48 % change on previous year | -142.3% |
| 1853 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -215.4% |
| 1854 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 1855 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1856 | -15.46 % change on previous year | -649.9% |
| 1857 | 11.54 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
| 1858 | 15.47 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 1859 | -13.68 % change on previous year | -188.4% |
| 1860 | 31.1 % change on previous year | -327.4% |
| 1861 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 1862 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -216.0% |
| 1863 | 7.01 % change on previous year | +267.0% |
| 1864 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -56.2% |
| 1865 | 3.27 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1866 | 27.94 % change on previous year | +754.6% |
| 1867 | -24.23 % change on previous year | -186.7% |
| 1868 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 1869 | 12.22 % change on previous year | +284.3% |
| 1870 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 1871 | 0.9745 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 1872 | -0.9994 % change on previous year | -202.6% |
| 1873 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -579.5% |
| 1874 | 6.46 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 1875 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1876 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.255 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 1878 | 4.27 % change on previous year | +1573.2% |
| 1879 | -3.25 % change on previous year | -176.1% |
| 1880 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -223.7% |
| 1881 | 6.44 % change on previous year | +60.4% |
| 1882 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -185.5% |
| 1883 | -0.0964 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 1884 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -6960.8% |
| 1885 | 0.8918 % change on previous year | -86.5% |
| 1886 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -476.4% |
| 1887 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -158.4% |
| 1888 | 2 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +68.1% |
| 1890 | -28.8 % change on previous year | -957.3% |
| 1891 | -20.66 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1892 | -26.45 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 1893 | -41.07 % change on previous year | +55.3% |
| 1894 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1895 | -20.36 % change on previous year | +780.3% |
| 1896 | -35.96 % change on previous year | +76.6% |
| 1897 | -96.76 % change on previous year | +169.1% |
| 1899 | 20.03 % change on previous year | -120.7% |
| 1900 | 411.84 % change on previous year | +1955.7% |
| 1901 | 54.72 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 1902 | 9.11 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1903 | 16.07 % change on previous year | +76.4% |
| 1904 | 39.93 % change on previous year | +148.5% |
| 1905 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 1906 | 15.23 % change on previous year | -449.0% |
| 1907 | -10.37 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 1908 | 10.45 % change on previous year | -200.8% |
| 1909 | 13.78 % change on previous year | +31.9% |
| 1910 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1911 | -5.76 % change on previous year | -191.2% |
| 1912 | 7.45 % change on previous year | -229.4% |
| 1913 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 1914 | 8.62 % change on previous year | -859.9% |
| 1915 | 12.53 % change on previous year | +45.3% |
| 1916 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1917 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +167.7% |
| 1918 | -0.595 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 1919 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -479.5% |
| 1920 | 19.73 % change on previous year | +773.5% |
| 1921 | 12.32 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1922 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1923 | 6.38 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 1924 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -153.7% |
| 1925 | 0.235 % change on previous year | -106.9% |
| 1926 | 4.91 % change on previous year | +1987.8% |
| 1927 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1928 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1929 | 0.7086 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1930 | 13.17 % change on previous year | +1759.0% |
| 1931 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1932 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1933 | 7.61 % change on previous year | +359.0% |
| 1934 | -0.0688 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 1935 | -2.92 % change on previous year | +4140.6% |
| 1936 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -200.1% |
| 1937 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 1938 | -0.5405 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 1939 | 0.4849 % change on previous year | -189.7% |
| 1940 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +922.3% |
| 1941 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1942 | 4.3 % change on previous year | +311.3% |
| 1943 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1944 | -0.1065 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 1945 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -2399.5% |
| 1946 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +169.5% |
| 1947 | 6.18 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1948 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1949 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1950 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -159.6% |
| 1951 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -177.9% |
| 1952 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +63.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3782 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1954 | 9.26 % change on previous year | +2347.7% |
| 1955 | 0.6716 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1956 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +231.6% |
| 1957 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +58.8% |
| 1958 | -4.27 % change on previous year | -220.8% |
| 1959 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -231.7% |
| 1960 | -22.13 % change on previous year | -493.4% |
| 1961 | -0.68 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1962 | -5.89 % change on previous year | +765.6% |
| 1963 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 1964 | 11.52 % change on previous year | -695.6% |
| 1965 | -16.94 % change on previous year | -247.0% |
| 1966 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 1967 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1968 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 5.17 % change on previous year | +178.6% |
| 1970 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1971 | 12.45 % change on previous year | +323.4% |
| 1972 | 6.76 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 1973 | 26.09 % change on previous year | +285.8% |
| 1974 | -6.74 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1975 | 6.18 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 1976 | -8.83 % change on previous year | -243.0% |
| 1977 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 1978 | 14.62 % change on previous year | +340.4% |
| 1979 | -3.39 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0888 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 1981 | -13.07 % change on previous year | -14819.3% |
| 1982 | -16.06 % change on previous year | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 6.58 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 1984 | -14.81 % change on previous year | -325.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7952 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1986 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -733.8% |
| 1987 | 15.84 % change on previous year | -414.2% |
| 1988 | -11.16 % change on previous year | -170.5% |
| 1989 | 32.19 % change on previous year | -388.4% |
| 1990 | 22.6 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 8.93 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1992 | 39.36 % change on previous year | +340.5% |
| 1993 | -22.02 % change on previous year | -155.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6211 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1995 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -741.3% |
| 1996 | 13.29 % change on previous year | -433.7% |
| 1997 | -6.55 % change on previous year | -149.3% |
| 1998 | 0.157 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 1999 | 87.86 % change on previous year | +55854.4% |
| 2000 | -29.66 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 2001 | -10.38 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 2002 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 2003 | -5.05 % change on previous year | -316.9% |
| 2004 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 2005 | -9.66 % change on previous year | -751.8% |
| 2006 | 48.07 % change on previous year | -597.3% |
| 2007 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 2008 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -291.0% |
| 2009 | -43.16 % change on previous year | +696.1% |
| 2010 | -7.17 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 2011 | 11.15 % change on previous year | -255.5% |
| 2012 | -10.36 % change on previous year | -192.9% |
| 2013 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2014 | -14.13 % change on previous year | -781.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2016 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +13496.5% |
| 2017 | 0.982 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2018 | -6.28 % change on previous year | -739.3% |
| 2019 | 14.16 % change on previous year | -325.6% |
| 2020 | -25.19 % change on previous year | -277.8% |
| 2021 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 2022 | 7.88 % change on previous year | +79.9% |
| 2023 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 2024 | 4.7 % change on previous year | +41.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 4.7 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4831 % change on previous year, 9.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 4.7 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.81 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +55854.4% | 0.157 % change on previous year | 87.86 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -14819.3% | 0.0888 % change on previous year | -13.07 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +13496.5% | 0.0102 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year |
| 1884 | +6960.8% | -0.0964 % change on previous year | 6.61 % change on previous year |
| 1935 | -4140.6% | -0.0688 % change on previous year | -2.92 % change on previous year |
| 1945 | +2399.5% | -0.1065 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.84 % change on previous year | -15.46 % change on previous year | 20.04 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 6.38 % change on previous year | -24.23 % change on previous year | 31.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.32 % change on previous year | -3.82 % change on previous year | 6.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.63 % change on previous year | -5.5 % change on previous year | 6.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -28.04 % change on previous year | -96.76 % change on previous year | 20.03 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1900s | 55.64 % change on previous year | -10.37 % change on previous year | 411.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -5.76 % change on previous year | 12.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.7 % change on previous year | -3.43 % change on previous year | 19.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.87 % change on previous year | -2.92 % change on previous year | 13.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.73 % change on previous year | -0.1065 % change on previous year | 6.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -4.27 % change on previous year | 9.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.17 % change on previous year | -22.13 % change on previous year | 11.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.34 % change on previous year | -8.83 % change on previous year | 26.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4649 % change on previous year | -16.06 % change on previous year | 32.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.03 % change on previous year | -22.02 % change on previous year | 87.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.86 % change on previous year | -43.16 % change on previous year | 48.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8171 % change on previous year | -14.13 % change on previous year | 14.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9852 % change on previous year | -25.19 % change on previous year | 7.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 12 El Salvador 4.93 % change on previous year compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 4.91 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Guyana 4.71 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Burundi 4.45 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Maldives 4.44 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Nauru 4.4 % 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 greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Jamaica was 4.7 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 411.84 % change on previous year in 1900.
- What is the lowest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.76 % change on previous year in 1897.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.2%. 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 greenhouse gas emissions by world region, 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 greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.