Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Jamaica

Jamaica: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 11.3 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11.3 kt
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
94th
of 120 countries
All-time high
78.45 kt
in 2020
All-time low
4.55 kt
in 2015
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Jamaica, 2008–2023

0204060802008201520232008: 7.9 kt2009: 7.9 kt2010: 8.1 kt2011: 7 kt2012: 6.4 kt2013: 6.1 kt2014: 5.3 kt2015: 4.6 kt2016: 4.8 kt2017: 5 kt2018: 30 kt2019: 60.3 kt2020: 78.4 kt2021: 12.4 kt2022: 11 kt2023: 11.3 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 11.3 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Jamaica peaked at 78.45 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.55 kt, in 2015.

That places Jamaica 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Jamaica, 2008 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2008 7.85 kt —
2009 7.87 kt +0.2%
2010 8.12 kt +3.3%
2011 7.04 kt -13.3%
2012 6.43 kt -8.7%
2013 6.09 kt -5.3%
2014 5.27 kt -13.6%
2015 4.55 kt -13.6%
2016 4.76 kt +4.5%
2017 4.99 kt +5.0%
2018 29.96 kt +500.0%
2019 60.28 kt +101.2%
2020 78.45 kt +30.1%
2021 12.42 kt -84.2%
2022 10.97 kt -11.6%
2023 11.3 kt +3.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 11.3 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 157.43 kt, 7% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 11.3 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4 kt, 27% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +500.0% 4.99 kt 29.96 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.86 kt 7.85 kt 7.87 kt 2
2010s 13.75 kt 4.55 kt 60.28 kt 10
2020s 28.28 kt 10.97 kt 78.45 kt 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 91 Peru 17.07 kt compare
  2. 92 Togo 15.93 kt compare
  3. 93 Uruguay 12.05 kt compare
  4. 95 Jordan 11.11 kt compare
  5. 96 Botswana 8.96 kt compare
  6. 97 Turkmenistan 7.95 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Jamaica?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Jamaica was 11.3 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 78.45 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 4.55 kt in 2015.
How does Jamaica rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Jamaica ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.