Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Jamaica

Jamaica: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0162 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0162 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0175 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.0142 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Jamaica, 1990–2024

00.0050.010.0150.021990200720241990: 0.014 kt1991: 0.014 kt1992: 0.014 kt1993: 0.014 kt1994: 0.014 kt1995: 0.015 kt1996: 0.015 kt1997: 0.015 kt1998: 0.015 kt1999: 0.016 kt2000: 0.016 kt2001: 0.016 kt2002: 0.016 kt2003: 0.016 kt2004: 0.016 kt2005: 0.016 kt2006: 0.016 kt2007: 0.016 kt2008: 0.016 kt2009: 0.016 kt2010: 0.017 kt2011: 0.017 kt2012: 0.017 kt2013: 0.017 kt2014: 0.017 kt2015: 0.017 kt2016: 0.018 kt2017: 0.018 kt2018: 0.018 kt2019: 0.016 kt2020: 0.016 kt2021: 0.016 kt2022: 0.016 kt2023: 0.016 kt2024: 0.016 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Jamaica stood at 0.0162 kt.

The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Jamaica peaked at 0.0175 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 kt, in 1990.

Jamaica ranks 70th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0142 kt
1991 0.0142 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0142 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0142 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0142 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0145 kt +2.1%
1996 0.0148 kt +2.1%
1997 0.0149 kt +0.7%
1998 0.0153 kt +2.7%
1999 0.016 kt +4.6%
2000 0.0164 kt +2.5%
2001 0.0164 kt +0.0%
2002 0.0164 kt +0.0%
2003 0.0163 kt -0.6%
2004 0.0163 kt +0.0%
2005 0.0163 kt +0.0%
2006 0.0163 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0163 kt +0.0%
2008 0.0163 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0163 kt +0.0%
2010 0.0166 kt +1.8%
2011 0.0166 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0172 kt +3.6%
2013 0.0172 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0172 kt +0.0%
2015 0.0172 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0175 kt +1.7%
2017 0.0175 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0175 kt +0.0%
2019 0.0162 kt -7.4%
2020 0.0162 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0162 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0162 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0162 kt +0.0%
2024 0.0162 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0147 kt 0.0142 kt 0.016 kt 10
2000s 0.0163 kt 0.0163 kt 0.0164 kt 10
2010s 0.0171 kt 0.0162 kt 0.0175 kt 10
2020s 0.0162 kt 0.0162 kt 0.0162 kt 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 67 Belize 0.0226 kt compare
  2. 68 Suriname 0.021 kt compare
  3. 69 Angola 0.0191 kt compare
  4. 70 Portugal 0.0162 kt compare
  5. 72 Slovenia 0.0143 kt compare
  6. 73 Isle of Man 0.0136 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Jamaica?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Jamaica was 0.0162 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0175 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 kt in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Jamaica ranks 70th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.