Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas was 7.74 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica, 2016–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica stood at 7.74 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 42,141.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica peaked at 7.74 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,320 tonnes, in 2016.
Jamaica ranks 108th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18,320 tonnes | — |
| 2017 | 219,840 tonnes | +1100.0% |
| 2018 | 406,789 tonnes | +85.0% |
| 2019 | 970,825 tonnes | +138.7% |
| 2020 | 2.36 million tonnes | +142.6% |
| 2021 | 3.78 million tonnes | +60.7% |
| 2022 | 4.95 million tonnes | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 6.28 million tonnes | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 7.74 million tonnes | +23.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 7.74 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 295.04 million tonnes, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 7.74 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 million tonnes, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 403,944 tonnes | 18,320 tonnes | 970,825 tonnes | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.02 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 7.74 million tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica was 7.74 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.74 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,320 tonnes in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Jamaica ranks 108th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42,141.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.