Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Jamaica
Jamaica: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 2.93 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
Jamaica recorded 2.93 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Jamaica peaked at 3.97 tonnes per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.15 tonnes per person, in 2012.
That places Jamaica 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Jamaica?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 tonnes per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 tonnes per person in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.