Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.5135 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica, 2016–2024
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
Jamaica recorded 0.5135 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 7,775.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica peaked at 0.5135 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 tonnes per person, in 2016.
Jamaica ranks 74th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | — |
| 2017 | 0.0716 tonnes per person | +997.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1998 tonnes per person | +201.4% |
| 2020 | 0.489 tonnes per person | +144.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5036 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4108 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4685 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5135 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.5135 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.625 tonnes per person, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.5135 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1843 tonnes per person, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.086 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.1998 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4771 tonnes per person | 0.4108 tonnes per person | 0.5135 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 gas in Jamaica?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Jamaica was 0.5135 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 gas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5135 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 tonnes per person in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,775.4%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.