Consumption based carbon intensity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.4216 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.4216
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.6445
in 1990
All-time low
0.3109
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.4216 for consumption based carbon intensity in 2022.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Jamaica peaked at 0.6445 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3109, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 18th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6445 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5983 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.544 | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5755 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5494 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5939 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3943 | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4294 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4232 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3661 | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3761 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4011 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3956 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4055 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3751 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3789 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3947 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3782 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3637 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3109 | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.315 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3254 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3122 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3237 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3122 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3208 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.363 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3317 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4097 | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4461 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4294 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4266 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4216 | -1.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.4216 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2498, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.4216 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2118, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5119 | 0.3661 | 0.6445 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.378 | 0.3109 | 0.4055 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.346 | 0.3122 | 0.4461 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4258 | 0.4216 | 0.4294 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Jamaica?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Jamaica was 0.4216 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6445 in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3109 in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Jamaica ranks 18th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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