Global warming contributions by gas and source in Jamaica
Jamaica: Global warming contributions by gas and source was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
136th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming contributions by gas and source in Jamaica, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, global warming contributions by gas and source in Jamaica stood at 0 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions by gas and source in Jamaica peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Jamaica 136th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming contributions by gas and source in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.1% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.8% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.0% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.7% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.6% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.3% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.9% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.6% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.6% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +0.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 °C, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 °C, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming contributions by gas and source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.1% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More climate change data for Jamaica
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming contributions by gas and source in Jamaica?
- Global warming contributions by gas and source in Jamaica was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming contributions by gas and source recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions by gas and source recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Jamaica rank for global warming contributions by gas and source?
- Jamaica ranks 136th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions by gas and source rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming contributions by gas and source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.