Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 22.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jamaica, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 22.9% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jamaica peaked at 31.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2006.
Jamaica ranks 159th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.9% | — |
| 1991 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 31.0% | +23.3% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +2.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 22.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 55% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 22.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 43% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +25.8% | 19.3% | 24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.2% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.3% | 25.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 156 North Macedonia 23.5% compare
- 157 United Kingdom 23.1% compare
- 158 United States 22.9% compare
- 160 Grenada 22.4% compare
- 161 Russia 21.8% compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 21.6% compare
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jamaica?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jamaica was 22.9% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Jamaica ranks 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.