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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.84 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.69 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 485.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
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.