Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.1376 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1376 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
154th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.52 tonnes per person
in 1999
All-time low
-2.63 tonnes per person
in 1899
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jamaica, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jamaica is -0.1376 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 152.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jamaica peaked at 6.52 tonnes per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, -2.63 tonnes per person, in 1899.
Jamaica ranks 154th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.9569 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 1852 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1853 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1854 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1855 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1856 | 0.9172 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1857 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1858 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1859 | 0.9957 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1860 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +81.4% |
| 1861 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1862 | 1.9 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1863 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1864 | 2.11 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1865 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1866 | 2.79 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 1867 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1868 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1869 | 2.32 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1870 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1871 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1873 | 2.22 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1874 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1875 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 2.37 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1880 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1881 | 2.56 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1882 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1883 | 2.35 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1884 | 2.49 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1885 | 2.49 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1887 | 2.4 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 2.48 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -57.8% |
| 1891 | 0.2903 tonnes per person | -72.3% |
| 1892 | -0.3649 tonnes per person | -225.7% |
| 1893 | -1.03 tonnes per person | +181.2% |
| 1894 | -1.23 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1895 | -1.51 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1896 | -1.81 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1897 | -2.21 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1898 | -2.59 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1899 | -2.63 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1900 | -1.15 tonnes per person | -56.1% |
| 1901 | -0.5954 tonnes per person | -48.4% |
| 1902 | -0.2035 tonnes per person | -65.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0708 tonnes per person | -134.8% |
| 1904 | 0.5955 tonnes per person | +741.6% |
| 1905 | 0.5079 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1906 | 0.7839 tonnes per person | +54.4% |
| 1907 | 0.8039 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 0.9414 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1909 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1910 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1911 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1912 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1913 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1914 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1915 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1916 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1917 | 2.29 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1918 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 2.31 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 3.1 tonnes per person | +34.4% |
| 1921 | 3.52 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1922 | 3.68 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 3.89 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1924 | 3.72 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1925 | 3.72 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1927 | 3.81 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 3.79 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 3.76 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 4.29 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1931 | 4.41 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1932 | 4.44 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 4.63 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1934 | 4.57 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1935 | 4.37 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1936 | 4.35 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 4.33 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 4.23 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1939 | 4.14 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 4.32 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1941 | 4.31 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1942 | 4.34 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 4.38 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1945 | 4.1 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1946 | 4.11 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 4.09 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 4.03 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1949 | 3.98 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 3.26 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1951 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1952 | 2.63 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1953 | 2.37 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1954 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1955 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1956 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1957 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1960 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -52.0% |
| 1961 | 0.6819 tonnes per person | -39.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6022 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4441 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1964 | -0.261 tonnes per person | -158.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -105.5% |
| 1966 | -0.0492 tonnes per person | -443.2% |
| 1967 | -0.0629 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | -255.4% |
| 1969 | -0.1496 tonnes per person | -253.0% |
| 1970 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -105.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0765 tonnes per person | +861.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | -38.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0801 tonnes per person | +69.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1017 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1191 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1635 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2297 tonnes per person | +40.5% |
| 1978 | -0.0461 tonnes per person | -120.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1053 tonnes per person | -328.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1797 tonnes per person | +70.7% |
| 1981 | -0.0492 tonnes per person | -127.4% |
| 1982 | -0.1739 tonnes per person | +253.4% |
| 1983 | -0.0422 tonnes per person | -75.8% |
| 1984 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -126.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1692 tonnes per person | +1438.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2003 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2673 tonnes per person | +33.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3057 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2827 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +267.9% |
| 1991 | 1.53 tonnes per person | +47.0% |
| 1992 | 4.59 tonnes per person | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -57.4% |
| 1994 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -48.3% |
| 1996 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +64.3% |
| 1997 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -36.6% |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 6.52 tonnes per person | +551.4% |
| 2000 | 3.36 tonnes per person | -48.5% |
| 2001 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -38.7% |
| 2004 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9663 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 3.23 tonnes per person | +234.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 4 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -66.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7604 tonnes per person | -44.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +44.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8538 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6384 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2633 tonnes per person | -58.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2387 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1142 tonnes per person | -52.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1933 tonnes per person | +69.2% |
| 2018 | -0.0367 tonnes per person | -119.0% |
| 2019 | -0.1209 tonnes per person | +229.1% |
| 2020 | -0.1629 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 2021 | -0.1919 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 2022 | -0.1563 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 2023 | -0.1419 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1376 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -0.1376 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -0.1376 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312 tonnes per person. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1438.0% | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.1692 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | +861.4% | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0765 tonnes per person |
| 1904 | +741.6% | 0.0708 tonnes per person | 0.5955 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | +551.4% | 1 tonnes per person | 6.52 tonnes per person |
| 1966 | -443.2% | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -0.0492 tonnes per person |
| 1979 | +328.7% | -0.0461 tonnes per person | 0.1053 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.9172 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 2.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.2 tonnes per person | -2.63 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2893 tonnes per person | -1.15 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 2.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 3.1 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.38 tonnes per person | 4.14 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.19 tonnes per person | 3.98 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.245 tonnes per person | -0.261 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0885 tonnes per person | -0.0461 tonnes per person | 0.2297 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1151 tonnes per person | -0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.3057 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 6.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 0.9663 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4002 tonnes per person | -0.1209 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1581 tonnes per person | -0.1919 tonnes per person | -0.1376 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jamaica?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jamaica was -0.1376 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 tonnes per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.63 tonnes per person in 1899.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 152.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.