Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 32.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 32.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Jamaica peaked at 32.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 142nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 21.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.65 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.54 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 139 Malawi 36.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 140 Mauritius 35.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 141 Mauritania 34.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 143 Haiti 31.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 144 Namibia 31.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 145 Togo 29.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.84 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.69 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 485.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Jamaica?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Jamaica was 32.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 32.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.