How does Jamaica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?

Jamaica ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Jamaica

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Jamaica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Jamaica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP was 0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

40th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.0727 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1985

All-time low

0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Jamaica stood at 0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.0727 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1960.

That places Jamaica 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1962	0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1963	0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1964	0.0245 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
1965	0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1966	0.026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1967	0.0282 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1968	0.0334 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+18.6%
1969	0.034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1970	0.0324 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1971	0.0333 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1972	0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1973	0.0345 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
1974	0.0309 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1975	0.0285 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1976	0.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1977	0.0296 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1978	0.0399 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+34.5%
1979	0.047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.9%
1980	0.0457 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1981	0.0436 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1982	0.0413 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1983	0.0394 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1984	0.0622 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+58.0%
1985	0.0727 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
1986	0.0571 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
1987	0.0495 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1988	0.0436 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1989	0.0395 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1990	0.0395 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1991	0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
1992	0.0557 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+20.9%
1993	0.0376 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-32.4%
1994	0.0391 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1995	0.0338 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1996	0.0314 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1997	0.0288 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1998	0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1999	0.0294 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2000	0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2001	0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2002	0.0301 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2003	0.0322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2004	0.0309 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2005	0.0288 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2006	0.0282 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2007	0.0271 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2008	0.0261 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2009	0.0301 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2010	0.0282 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2011	0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2012	0.0263 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2013	0.0279 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2014	0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2015	0.0276 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2016	0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2017	0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2018	0.0259 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2019	0.0262 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2020	0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
2021	0.0289 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2022	0.0249 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2023	0.0223 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2024	0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

Jamaica's 0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Jamaica's 0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP 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
1984	+58.0%	0.0394 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0622 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0337 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0285 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0394 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0727 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0557 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0294 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0261 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0273 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0259 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

37 Hungary 0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
38 Romania 0.0232 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
39 Latvia 0.0223 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
41 United Kingdom 0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
42 Tunisia 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
43 Algeria 0.0203 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Jamaica?: Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0727 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1985.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
How does Jamaica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?: Jamaica ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region ÷ GDP (current US$)

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GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.