Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Jamaica
Jamaica: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 2.93 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Jamaica, 1990–2023
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Jamaica is 2.93 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Jamaica peaked at 3.97 tonnes per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.15 tonnes per person, in 2012.
Jamaica ranks 72nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | 3.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 2.15 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 2.79 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Jamaica?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Jamaica was 2.93 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 tonnes per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 tonnes per person in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Jamaica ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.