Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Jamaica
Jamaica: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
136th
of 199 countries
All-time high
9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1999
All-time low
-0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1898
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Jamaica, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Jamaica stood at 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Jamaica peaked at 9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1898.
That places Jamaica 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 133 Myanmar 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 134 North Korea 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 135 Georgia 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Honduras 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 138 Saint Lucia 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Jamaica?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Jamaica was 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1898.
- How does Jamaica rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.