Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Jamaica
Jamaica: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 2.96 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Jamaica is 2.96 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Jamaica peaked at 4.35 tonnes per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1927 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Jamaica ranks 112th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6272 tonnes per person | 0.1927 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 0.8899 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.65 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | 3.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | 3.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 2.96 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 relative to the global average in Jamaica?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Jamaica was 2.96 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 relative to the global average recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 tonnes per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1927 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Jamaica rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Jamaica ranks 112th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.