Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -390,692 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-390,692 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
159th
of 197 countries
All-time high
16.89 million tonnes
in 1999
All-time low
-1.89 million tonnes
in 1899
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Jamaica, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded -390,692 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 153.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Jamaica peaked at 16.89 million tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, -1.89 million tonnes, in 1899.
Jamaica ranks 159th of 197 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 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 382,815 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 496,106 tonnes | +29.6% |
| 1852 | 427,149 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1853 | 484,784 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1854 | 503,653 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1855 | 521,644 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1856 | 389,153 tonnes | -25.4% |
| 1857 | 457,597 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1858 | 564,476 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1859 | 435,833 tonnes | -22.8% |
| 1860 | 799,631 tonnes | +83.5% |
| 1861 | 825,976 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1862 | 860,820 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1863 | 942,124 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1864 | 980,230 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1865 | 1.02 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1866 | 1.33 million tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1867 | 980,010 tonnes | -26.2% |
| 1868 | 1.01 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1869 | 1.15 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1870 | 1.11 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1871 | 1.12 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 1.11 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 1.17 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1874 | 1.25 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1875 | 1.28 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1876 | 1.31 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1877 | 1.31 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 1.36 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1879 | 1.31 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1880 | 1.40 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1881 | 1.51 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1882 | 1.42 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1883 | 1.42 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 1.52 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1885 | 1.53 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 1.48 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1887 | 1.50 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 1.53 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 1.58 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 675,312 tonnes | -57.4% |
| 1891 | 189,502 tonnes | -71.9% |
| 1892 | -241,018 tonnes | -227.2% |
| 1893 | -686,084 tonnes | +184.7% |
| 1894 | -833,267 tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1895 | -1.03 million tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1896 | -1.25 million tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1897 | -1.55 million tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1898 | -1.84 million tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1899 | -1.89 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1900 | -839,972 tonnes | -55.6% |
| 1901 | -438,434 tonnes | -47.8% |
| 1902 | -151,653 tonnes | -65.4% |
| 1903 | 53,348 tonnes | -135.2% |
| 1904 | 454,263 tonnes | +751.5% |
| 1905 | 392,011 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1906 | 612,218 tonnes | +56.2% |
| 1907 | 635,264 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1908 | 752,696 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1909 | 923,365 tonnes | +22.7% |
| 1910 | 1.15 million tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1911 | 1.20 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1912 | 1.36 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1913 | 1.36 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 1.55 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1915 | 1.72 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1916 | 1.79 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1917 | 1.96 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1918 | 1.96 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1919 | 2.00 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 2.71 million tonnes | +35.7% |
| 1921 | 3.11 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1922 | 3.30 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1923 | 3.55 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1924 | 3.45 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1925 | 3.50 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 3.67 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1927 | 3.71 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1928 | 3.75 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1929 | 3.78 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 4.39 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1931 | 4.61 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1932 | 4.71 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1933 | 5.01 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1934 | 5.04 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 4.90 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1936 | 4.97 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 5.04 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 5.01 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 5.00 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 5.30 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 5.36 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 5.49 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1943 | 5.61 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 5.53 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1945 | 5.39 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1946 | 5.48 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 5.52 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 5.51 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 5.51 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 4.59 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1951 | 3.99 million tonnes | -12.9% |
| 1952 | 3.89 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 3.57 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1954 | 3.87 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1955 | 3.64 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1956 | 3.53 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 3.56 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 3.60 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 3.84 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 1.87 million tonnes | -51.3% |
| 1961 | 1.14 million tonnes | -38.9% |
| 1962 | 1.02 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 764,384 tonnes | -25.2% |
| 1964 | -455,618 tonnes | -159.6% |
| 1965 | 25,392 tonnes | -105.6% |
| 1966 | -88,229 tonnes | -447.5% |
| 1967 | -114,060 tonnes | +29.3% |
| 1968 | 179,316 tonnes | -257.2% |
| 1969 | -277,585 tonnes | -254.8% |
| 1970 | 14,949 tonnes | -105.4% |
| 1971 | 145,681 tonnes | +874.5% |
| 1972 | 91,197 tonnes | -37.4% |
| 1973 | 157,039 tonnes | +72.2% |
| 1974 | 202,399 tonnes | +28.9% |
| 1975 | 240,542 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 334,450 tonnes | +39.0% |
| 1977 | 475,587 tonnes | +42.2% |
| 1978 | -96,473 tonnes | -120.3% |
| 1979 | 223,211 tonnes | -331.4% |
| 1980 | 385,636 tonnes | +72.8% |
| 1981 | -106,952 tonnes | -127.7% |
| 1982 | -383,181 tonnes | +258.3% |
| 1983 | -94,201 tonnes | -75.4% |
| 1984 | 24,915 tonnes | -126.4% |
| 1985 | 387,615 tonnes | +1455.7% |
| 1986 | 463,166 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 622,733 tonnes | +34.5% |
| 1988 | 717,118 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 667,801 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 2.48 million tonnes | +270.7% |
| 1991 | 3.67 million tonnes | +48.3% |
| 1992 | 11.12 million tonnes | +203.0% |
| 1993 | 4.78 million tonnes | -57.0% |
| 1994 | 4.82 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.52 million tonnes | -47.8% |
| 1996 | 4.18 million tonnes | +65.9% |
| 1997 | 2.67 million tonnes | -36.0% |
| 1998 | 2.57 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 16.89 million tonnes | +556.5% |
| 2000 | 8.75 million tonnes | -48.2% |
| 2001 | 4.74 million tonnes | -45.8% |
| 2002 | 5.80 million tonnes | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 3.58 million tonnes | -38.3% |
| 2004 | 3.65 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.60 million tonnes | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 8.72 million tonnes | +236.0% |
| 2007 | 10.03 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 10.90 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.72 million tonnes | -65.9% |
| 2010 | 2.09 million tonnes | -43.8% |
| 2011 | 3.03 million tonnes | +45.0% |
| 2012 | 2.37 million tonnes | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million tonnes | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 735,548 tonnes | -58.6% |
| 2015 | 668,863 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 321,003 tonnes | -52.0% |
| 2017 | 544,251 tonnes | +69.5% |
| 2018 | -103,581 tonnes | -119.0% |
| 2019 | -341,265 tonnes | +229.5% |
| 2020 | -461,224 tonnes | +35.2% |
| 2021 | -544,617 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 2022 | -443,674 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 2023 | -403,003 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 2024 | -390,692 tonnes | -3.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -390,692 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -390,692 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | +1455.7% | 24,915 tonnes | 387,615 tonnes |
| 1971 | +874.5% | 14,949 tonnes | 145,681 tonnes |
| 1904 | +751.5% | 53,348 tonnes | 454,263 tonnes |
| 1999 | +556.5% | 2.57 million tonnes | 16.89 million tonnes |
| 1966 | -447.5% | 25,392 tonnes | -88,229 tonnes |
| 1979 | +331.4% | -96,473 tonnes | 223,211 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 466,321 tonnes | 382,815 tonnes | 564,476 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 989,639 tonnes | 799,631 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.49 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | -846,784 tonnes | -1.89 million tonnes | 675,312 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 239,311 tonnes | -839,972 tonnes | 923,365 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.45 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.87 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.47 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.81 million tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 406,440 tonnes | -455,618 tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 178,858 tonnes | -96,473 tonnes | 475,587 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 268,465 tonnes | -383,181 tonnes | 717,118 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.57 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | 16.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.25 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 10.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes | -341,265 tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -448,642 tonnes | -544,617 tonnes | -390,692 tonnes | 5 |
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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 in Jamaica?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Jamaica was -390,692 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.89 million tonnes in 1999.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.89 million tonnes in 1899.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Jamaica ranks 159th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 153.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.