Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was -0.869 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.869 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 1,750.2%
World rank
148th
of 199 countries
All-time high
17.02 % change on previous year
in 1945
All-time low
-44.76 % change on previous year
in 1970
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded -0.869 % change on previous year for methane emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,750.2% on the previous year and down 246.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 17.02 % change on previous year in 1945 and was at its lowest, -44.76 % change on previous year, in 1970.
Jamaica ranks 148th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -1.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -0.9508 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0322 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0324 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0327 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +4321.7% |
| 1857 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +34.7% |
| 1862 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1863 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1864 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1865 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1866 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.7753 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 1870 | 0.7702 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +80.6% |
| 1872 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1873 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1876 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.9851 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1879 | 0.9786 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.9723 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1882 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +113.9% |
| 1883 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1884 | 0.9633 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1885 | 0.6853 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1886 | 0.6805 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 1888 | 0.8441 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1889 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1890 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +139.8% |
| 1891 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 1892 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1893 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1894 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1895 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1896 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1897 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1899 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1900 | -0.2544 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1901 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -938.1% |
| 1902 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1904 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1905 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1906 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1907 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1908 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1911 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1912 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1913 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1914 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1915 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1916 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1917 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1918 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1919 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1920 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 1922 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +65.6% |
| 1923 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1924 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1925 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 1927 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1928 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 1929 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1930 | 2.21 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 1931 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1932 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 1933 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1934 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1935 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1936 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1937 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1938 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1939 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 1940 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1941 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1942 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1943 | 0.7342 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 1944 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +97.8% |
| 1945 | 17.02 % change on previous year | +1072.2% |
| 1946 | 15.99 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1947 | 13.94 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1948 | 12.11 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1949 | 10.99 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1950 | 9.31 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1951 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1952 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1953 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1954 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1955 | 0.5111 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 1956 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -337.6% |
| 1957 | -2.58 % change on previous year | +112.2% |
| 1958 | -4.31 % change on previous year | +67.4% |
| 1959 | -4.99 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1960 | -7.01 % change on previous year | +40.4% |
| 1961 | -7.3 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1962 | -9.48 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1963 | -9.77 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1964 | -8.31 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1965 | -13.22 % change on previous year | +59.1% |
| 1966 | -8.46 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1967 | -8.45 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1968 | -9.09 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 8.56 % change on previous year | -194.1% |
| 1970 | -44.76 % change on previous year | -622.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7515 % change on previous year | -101.7% |
| 1972 | -0.1219 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5935 % change on previous year | -587.0% |
| 1974 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +107.5% |
| 1975 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8299 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1345 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 1978 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -1143.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6424 % change on previous year | -145.7% |
| 1980 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +422.3% |
| 1981 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -169.2% |
| 1982 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -319.7% |
| 1983 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +42.7% |
| 1984 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 1985 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -217.5% |
| 1986 | 5.98 % change on previous year | -250.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4105 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1988 | -2.81 % change on previous year | -785.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0127 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 1990 | 6.37 % change on previous year | +50101.5% |
| 1991 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 1992 | 6.52 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0198 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 1994 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +9064.3% |
| 1995 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -213.2% |
| 1996 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -266.6% |
| 1997 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1998 | -0.5199 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9699 % change on previous year | -286.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4786 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2364 % change on previous year | -50.6% |
| 2002 | -0.1188 % change on previous year | -150.2% |
| 2003 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -3597.6% |
| 2004 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -226.2% |
| 2005 | -3.27 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 2006 | -20.51 % change on previous year | +527.5% |
| 2007 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 2008 | -0.9388 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 2009 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +102.8% |
| 2010 | -2.85 % change on previous year | +49.7% |
| 2011 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -205.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6683 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 2013 | -0.1684 % change on previous year | -125.2% |
| 2014 | -0.2509 % change on previous year | +49.0% |
| 2015 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +486.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4424 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 2017 | -0.1471 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5655 % change on previous year | -484.4% |
| 2019 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -847.3% |
| 2020 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5193 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 2022 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -347.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0527 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 2024 | -0.869 % change on previous year | -1750.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -0.869 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3132 % change on previous year. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -0.869 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5675 % change on previous year. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +50101.5% | 0.0127 % change on previous year | 6.37 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -9064.3% | -0.0198 % change on previous year | -1.81 % change on previous year |
| 1856 | +4321.7% | 0.0327 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +3597.6% | -0.1188 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -1750.2% | 0.0527 % change on previous year | -0.869 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -1143.8% | 0.1345 % change on previous year | -1.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.414 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0.7753 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.7702 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 0.6805 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -0.2544 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.53 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.9 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.82 % change on previous year | 0.7342 % change on previous year | 17.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.83 % change on previous year | -4.99 % change on previous year | 9.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -7.26 % change on previous year | -13.22 % change on previous year | 8.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.06 % change on previous year | -44.76 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 % change on previous year | -3.97 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 % change on previous year | -3.42 % change on previous year | 6.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.1 % change on previous year | -20.51 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4443 % change on previous year | -4.23 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6722 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year | 0.5193 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 145 Latvia -0.6 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Belgium -0.6336 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Bahrain -0.7018 % change on previous year compare
- 149 New Zealand -0.8784 % change on previous year compare
- 150 Malta -0.9822 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Denmark -1.2 % 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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Jamaica was -0.869 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.02 % change on previous year in 1945.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.76 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 246.4%. 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 Methane emissions, 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 Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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 Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.