Energy — Emissions Share in Jamaica
Jamaica: Energy — Emissions Share was 16.13 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions share in Jamaica stood at 16.13 %.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Jamaica peaked at 21.16 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.82 %, in 1993.
That places Jamaica 115th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 % | — |
| 1991 | 12.36 % | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 12.1 % | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 11.82 % | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 12.38 % | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 12.41 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 13.05 % | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 13.64 % | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 13.69 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 14.02 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.16 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.6 % | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 14.58 % | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 14.79 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 19.69 % | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 20.84 % | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 20.98 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.16 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.6 % | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 20.34 % | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 19.98 % | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.1 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 20.21 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.19 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.36 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.91 % | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 15.53 % | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 15.97 % | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.13 % | +1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 16.13 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.02 %, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 16.13 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.04 %, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +33.1% | 14.79 % | 19.69 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.81 % | 11.82 % | 13.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.77 % | 13.6 % | 21.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.68 % | 16.91 % | 20.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9 % | 15.53 % | 16.13 % | 4 |
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 energy — emissions share in Jamaica?
- Energy — emissions share in Jamaica was 16.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.16 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.82 % in 1993.
- How does Jamaica rank for energy — emissions share?
- Jamaica ranks 115th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.