Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) was -100 % change on previous year in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1991–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Jamaica is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 208.25 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Jamaica ranks 75th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 152.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -28.14 % change on previous year | -118.5% |
| 1998 | 45.35 % change on previous year | -261.2% |
| 1999 | 33.91 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 208.25 % change on previous year | +514.0% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | -148.0% |
| 2003 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -49.06 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 2009 | -100 % change on previous year | +103.8% |
| 2016 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50 % change on previous year. (26 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -23.38 % change on previous year, 4.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.57 % change on previous year | -28.14 % change on previous year | 152.04 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -40.13 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 208.25 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 72 Benin -81.4 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Indonesia -86.26 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Costa Rica -96.18 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Burundi -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Burkina Faso -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Cayman Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Gambia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Grenada -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Haiti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Kenya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mali -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 French Polynesia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Singapore -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Solomon Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Vanuatu -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Samoa -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Timor-Leste -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Polynesia -100 % change on previous year 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 humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Jamaica was -100 % change on previous year in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 208.25 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.