Consumption-based carbon intensity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ 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 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3109 kilograms per international-$, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 18th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5119 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3661 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6445 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4055 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3122 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4461 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4258 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4294 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 15 South Africa 0.4399 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 16 Singapore 0.4235 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 17 Belgium 0.4229 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 19 Hong Kong 0.4072 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 20 Iran 0.4022 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 21 Belarus 0.3887 kilograms per international-$ 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Jamaica?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Jamaica was 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6445 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).