Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Jamaica
Jamaica: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.126 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.126 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
68th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.1492 tonnes per person
in 2015
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1750
Years of data
230
1750–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Jamaica, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Jamaica is 0.126 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Jamaica peaked at 0.1492 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1750.
That places Jamaica 68th out of 209 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
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| 1750 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1950 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1952 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | — |
| 1953 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0457 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0603 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0639 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1961 | 0.063 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0578 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.057 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.079 tonnes per person | +38.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0862 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0973 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.111 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1096 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1162 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1108 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1074 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1021 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1006 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0993 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0891 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0793 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -36.2% |
| 1981 | 0.037 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0918 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0929 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.08 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0981 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.105 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1074 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0932 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0932 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1053 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1048 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1176 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1179 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1049 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1163 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0996 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1103 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.141 tonnes per person | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1191 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1224 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.13 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.148 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1492 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1408 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1277 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.113 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1344 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1417 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1385 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1392 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.126 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.126 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.097 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.126 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0397 tonnes per person, 3.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0603 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0817 tonnes per person | 0.057 tonnes per person | 0.111 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0928 tonnes per person | 0.0534 tonnes per person | 0.1162 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0581 tonnes per person | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.0918 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0955 tonnes per person | 0.08 tonnes per person | 0.1074 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1119 tonnes per person | 0.0996 tonnes per person | 0.141 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1287 tonnes per person | 0.113 tonnes per person | 0.1492 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.136 tonnes per person | 0.126 tonnes per person | 0.1417 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Jamaica?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Jamaica was 0.126 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1492 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1750.
- How does Jamaica rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Jamaica ranks 68th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.