emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0426 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0426 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0596 tonnes per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0312 tonnes per person, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 102nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.042 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | -25.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.035 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0538 tonnes per person | +49.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.036 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0339 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.039 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.04 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0463 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.045 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0578 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0582 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.052 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.056 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0456 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0427 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0386 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0426 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0426 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +49.0% | 0.0361 tonnes per person | 0.0538 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0417 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.0557 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.04 tonnes per person | 0.0339 tonnes per person | 0.0538 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0368 tonnes per person | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0498 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 0.0583 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.052 tonnes per person | 0.0427 tonnes per person | 0.0596 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0392 tonnes per person | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 0.0466 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0404 tonnes per person | 0.0369 tonnes per person | 0.0426 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Jamaica?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0426 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0596 tonnes per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0312 tonnes per person in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.