Per capita ghg emissions in Jamaica
Jamaica: Per capita ghg emissions was 3.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.2
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
136th
of 199 countries
All-time high
9.44
in 1999
All-time low
-0.271
in 1898
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Jamaica, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Jamaica stood at 3.2.
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 ghg emissions in Jamaica peaked at 9.44 in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.271, 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.55 | — |
| 1851 | 1.85 | +19.0% |
| 1852 | 1.68 | -9.3% |
| 1853 | 1.82 | +8.7% |
| 1854 | 1.87 | +2.5% |
| 1855 | 1.9 | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 1.59 | -16.3% |
| 1857 | 1.75 | +10.4% |
| 1858 | 2 | +14.3% |
| 1859 | 1.71 | -14.6% |
| 1860 | 2.22 | +29.6% |
| 1861 | 2.16 | -2.8% |
| 1862 | 2.17 | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 2.3 | +5.7% |
| 1864 | 2.34 | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 2.38 | +2.0% |
| 1866 | 3.01 | +26.3% |
| 1867 | 2.25 | -25.2% |
| 1868 | 2.3 | +1.9% |
| 1869 | 2.54 | +10.8% |
| 1870 | 2.41 | -5.1% |
| 1871 | 2.4 | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 2.34 | -2.5% |
| 1873 | 2.42 | +3.2% |
| 1874 | 2.53 | +4.8% |
| 1875 | 2.55 | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 2.57 | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 2.53 | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 2.6 | +2.7% |
| 1879 | 2.48 | -4.6% |
| 1880 | 2.55 | +2.7% |
| 1881 | 2.68 | +5.2% |
| 1882 | 2.51 | -6.5% |
| 1883 | 2.48 | -1.1% |
| 1884 | 2.62 | +5.6% |
| 1885 | 2.61 | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 2.5 | -4.3% |
| 1887 | 2.53 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 2.55 | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 2.61 | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 1.84 | -29.6% |
| 1891 | 1.44 | -21.5% |
| 1892 | 1.05 | -27.3% |
| 1893 | 0.6109 | -41.8% |
| 1894 | 0.5895 | -3.5% |
| 1895 | 0.4638 | -21.3% |
| 1896 | 0.2935 | -36.7% |
| 1897 | 0.0094 | -96.8% |
| 1898 | -0.271 | -2986.7% |
| 1899 | -0.2141 | -21.0% |
| 1900 | 0.6596 | -408.1% |
| 1901 | 1.01 | +52.9% |
| 1902 | 1.09 | +7.8% |
| 1903 | 1.25 | +14.7% |
| 1904 | 1.73 | +38.3% |
| 1905 | 1.63 | -5.5% |
| 1906 | 1.86 | +13.9% |
| 1907 | 1.64 | -11.4% |
| 1908 | 1.8 | +9.2% |
| 1909 | 2.02 | +12.6% |
| 1910 | 2.13 | +5.3% |
| 1911 | 1.99 | -6.5% |
| 1912 | 2.12 | +6.7% |
| 1913 | 2.09 | -1.7% |
| 1914 | 2.25 | +8.0% |
| 1915 | 2.52 | +11.9% |
| 1916 | 2.56 | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 2.67 | +4.6% |
| 1918 | 2.64 | -1.2% |
| 1919 | 2.68 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 3.18 | +18.5% |
| 1921 | 3.52 | +10.9% |
| 1922 | 3.6 | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 3.77 | +4.6% |
| 1924 | 3.58 | -5.0% |
| 1925 | 3.53 | -1.4% |
| 1926 | 3.64 | +3.2% |
| 1927 | 3.63 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 3.61 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 3.57 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 3.97 | +11.2% |
| 1931 | 4.09 | +2.8% |
| 1932 | 4.08 | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 4.31 | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 4.23 | -1.9% |
| 1935 | 4.03 | -4.7% |
| 1936 | 4.08 | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 4.07 | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 3.97 | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 3.93 | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 4.05 | +3.3% |
| 1941 | 4.03 | -0.5% |
| 1942 | 4.15 | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 4.18 | +0.7% |
| 1944 | 4.12 | -1.4% |
| 1945 | 4.16 | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 4.38 | +5.2% |
| 1947 | 4.59 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | 4.77 | +4.0% |
| 1949 | 4.91 | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 4.71 | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 4.68 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 4.73 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 4.66 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 5.01 | +7.6% |
| 1955 | 4.98 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 5.03 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 5.15 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 4.87 | -5.4% |
| 1959 | 5.08 | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 3.9 | -23.2% |
| 1961 | 3.82 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 3.55 | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 3.43 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 3.77 | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 3.09 | -18.1% |
| 1966 | 3.21 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 3.24 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 3.27 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.39 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.45 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3.83 | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 4.03 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 5 | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 4.6 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 4.81 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 4.33 | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 4.42 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 5.01 | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 4.78 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 4.73 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 4.06 | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 3.36 | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 3.53 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 2.97 | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 2.96 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.78 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 3.2 | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 2.82 | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 3.71 | +31.3% |
| 1990 | 4.51 | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 4.87 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 6.72 | +38.0% |
| 1993 | 5.18 | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 5.16 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.91 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 5.51 | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 5.1 | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 5.06 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.44 | +86.4% |
| 2000 | 6.59 | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 5.87 | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 5.97 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.64 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 5.69 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.11 | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 7.52 | +47.3% |
| 2007 | 7.7 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.25 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.11 | -43.4% |
| 2010 | 3.79 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 4.2 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.75 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 3.81 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.26 | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 3.25 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.29 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.31 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.53 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 2.64 | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 2.75 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.96 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 3.06 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2 | +4.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 67% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 3.2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28, 61% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | -2986.7% | 0.0094 | -0.271 |
| 1900 | +408.1% | -0.2141 | 0.6596 |
| 1897 | -96.8% | 0.2935 | 0.0094 |
| 1999 | +86.4% | 5.06 | 9.44 |
| 1901 | +52.9% | 0.6596 | 1.01 |
| 2006 | +47.3% | 5.11 | 7.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.77 | 1.55 | 2 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.37 | 2.16 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.48 | 2.34 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.56 | 2.48 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5814 | -0.271 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.47 | 0.6596 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.37 | 1.99 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.56 | 3.18 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.08 | 3.93 | 4.31 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.33 | 4.03 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.89 | 4.66 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.47 | 3.09 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.43 | 3.45 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 | 2.78 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.65 | 4.51 | 9.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.14 | 4.11 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 | 2.64 | 3.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 133 Myanmar 3.4 compare
- 134 North Korea 3.39 compare
- 135 Georgia 3.26 compare
- 137 Honduras 3.19 compare
- 138 Saint Lucia 3.17 compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 3.14 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 ghg emissions in Jamaica?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Jamaica was 3.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.44 in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.271 in 1898.
- How does Jamaica rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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