Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Jamaica
Jamaica: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.82 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.82 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
113th
of 194 countries
All-time high
10.37 tonnes per person
in 1999
All-time low
1.7 tonnes per person
in 1965
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Jamaica, 1950–2024
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 2.82 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Jamaica peaked at 10.37 tonnes per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.7 tonnes per person, in 1965.
That places Jamaica 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.45 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 3.12 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1952 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1954 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1955 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 3.05 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 3.25 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 3.08 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1959 | 3.49 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1960 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -42.0% |
| 1961 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 1.85 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 1.84 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1966 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 2.15 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 2.66 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1971 | 3.1 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 3.3 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 4.31 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1974 | 3.92 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 4.17 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 3.72 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 3.82 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 4.12 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 3.36 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1982 | 2.65 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 2.84 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 2.37 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 2.17 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 2.58 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 3.13 tonnes per person | +40.0% |
| 1990 | 4.2 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1991 | 4.76 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 7.77 tonnes per person | +63.2% |
| 1993 | 5.22 tonnes per person | -32.8% |
| 1994 | 5.26 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.68 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 5.49 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 5 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 4.77 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 10.37 tonnes per person | +117.2% |
| 2000 | 7.31 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 2001 | 5.84 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 6.06 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 5.36 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 5.32 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.84 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 7.52 tonnes per person | +55.2% |
| 2007 | 7.66 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 7.95 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.26 tonnes per person | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 3.55 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 4.08 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 3.68 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 3.08 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.95 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.22 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.63 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 2.7 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 2.82 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.82 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.82 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.91 tonnes per person, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +117.2% | 4.77 tonnes per person | 10.37 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.12 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | 3.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.98 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.74 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 4.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.77 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.75 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | 10.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.21 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | 7.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 110 Liechtenstein 2.94 tonnes per person compare
- 111 Dominican Republic 2.91 tonnes per person compare
- 112 Botswana 2.88 tonnes per person compare
- 114 North Korea 2.74 tonnes per person compare
- 115 Lebanon 2.71 tonnes per person compare
- 116 Guatemala 2.69 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Jamaica?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Jamaica was 2.82 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 including land-use change recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.37 tonnes per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 tonnes per person in 1965.
- How does Jamaica rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Jamaica ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.