Rice — Emissions intensity in Jamaica

Jamaica: Rice — Emissions intensity was 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
6,671 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 27.2%
World rank
2nd
of 114 countries
All-time high
6,671 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2019
All-time low
3.06 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1985
Years of data
58
1961–2019

Rice — Emissions intensity in Jamaica, 1961–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k196119902019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2019, rice — emissions intensity in Jamaica stood at 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% on the previous year and up 15,525.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Jamaica peaked at 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.06 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1985.

That places Jamaica 2nd out of 114 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rice — Emissions intensity in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Emissions intensity in Jamaica, 1961 to 2019.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 4.1 kg CO2eq/kg —
1962 3.87 kg CO2eq/kg -5.6%
1963 3.36 kg CO2eq/kg -13.1%
1964 7.46 kg CO2eq/kg +122.0%
1965 6.53 kg CO2eq/kg -12.5%
1966 7.34 kg CO2eq/kg +12.5%
1967 22.28 kg CO2eq/kg +203.6%
1968 25.42 kg CO2eq/kg +14.1%
1969 21.84 kg CO2eq/kg -14.1%
1970 23.22 kg CO2eq/kg +6.3%
1971 29.9 kg CO2eq/kg +28.8%
1972 116.52 kg CO2eq/kg +289.6%
1973 47.69 kg CO2eq/kg -59.1%
1974 46.58 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1975 4.92 kg CO2eq/kg -89.4%
1976 6.83 kg CO2eq/kg +38.9%
1977 6.33 kg CO2eq/kg -7.4%
1978 5.4 kg CO2eq/kg -14.6%
1979 8.98 kg CO2eq/kg +66.1%
1980 6.47 kg CO2eq/kg -27.9%
1981 9.03 kg CO2eq/kg +39.5%
1982 4.35 kg CO2eq/kg -51.8%
1983 3.62 kg CO2eq/kg -16.9%
1984 3.29 kg CO2eq/kg -9.1%
1985 3.06 kg CO2eq/kg -7.0%
1986 4.8 kg CO2eq/kg +56.9%
1987 9.04 kg CO2eq/kg +88.3%
1988 13.69 kg CO2eq/kg +51.4%
1989 44.26 kg CO2eq/kg +223.3%
1990 48.4 kg CO2eq/kg +9.4%
1991 24.12 kg CO2eq/kg -50.2%
1992 13.02 kg CO2eq/kg -46.0%
1993 32.23 kg CO2eq/kg +147.6%
1994 46.41 kg CO2eq/kg +44.0%
1995 72.87 kg CO2eq/kg +57.0%
1996 379.1 kg CO2eq/kg +420.3%
1997 435.93 kg CO2eq/kg +15.0%
1998 415.85 kg CO2eq/kg -4.6%
1999 417.53 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2000 1,155 kg CO2eq/kg +176.5%
2001 359.11 kg CO2eq/kg -68.9%
2002 1,149 kg CO2eq/kg +219.9%
2003 975.23 kg CO2eq/kg -15.1%
2004 1,374 kg CO2eq/kg +40.9%
2005 2,985 kg CO2eq/kg +117.3%
2006 3,382 kg CO2eq/kg +13.3%
2007 97.07 kg CO2eq/kg -97.1%
2008 62.41 kg CO2eq/kg -35.7%
2009 42.69 kg CO2eq/kg -31.6%
2010 26.29 kg CO2eq/kg -38.4%
2011 28.84 kg CO2eq/kg +9.7%
2012 30.23 kg CO2eq/kg +4.8%
2013 160.3 kg CO2eq/kg +430.2%
2014 307.95 kg CO2eq/kg +92.1%
2015 205.03 kg CO2eq/kg -33.4%
2016 321.91 kg CO2eq/kg +57.0%
2017 5,244 kg CO2eq/kg +1528.9%
2019 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg +27.2%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg, 3856.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg, 5199.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Emissions intensity 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +1528.9% 321.91 kg CO2eq/kg 5,244 kg CO2eq/kg
2013 +430.2% 30.23 kg CO2eq/kg 160.3 kg CO2eq/kg
1996 +420.3% 72.87 kg CO2eq/kg 379.1 kg CO2eq/kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.35 kg CO2eq/kg 3.36 kg CO2eq/kg 25.42 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 29.64 kg CO2eq/kg 4.92 kg CO2eq/kg 116.52 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 10.16 kg CO2eq/kg 3.06 kg CO2eq/kg 44.26 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 188.54 kg CO2eq/kg 13.02 kg CO2eq/kg 435.93 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1,158 kg CO2eq/kg 42.69 kg CO2eq/kg 3,382 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 1,444 kg CO2eq/kg 26.29 kg CO2eq/kg 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg 9

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 1 China, Hong Kong SAR 11,971 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.76 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 2 Micronesia 3.76 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 3 Timor-Leste 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 3 Zimbabwe 177.82 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 4 Algeria 119.76 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  8. 5 Ukraine 65.94 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  9. 5 Melanesia 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

More climate change data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in Jamaica?
Rice — emissions intensity in Jamaica was 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 6,671 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 3.06 kg CO2eq/kg in 1985.
How does Jamaica rank for rice — emissions intensity?
Jamaica ranks 2nd out of 114 countries with data for 2019.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 15,525.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 58 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rice — Emissions intensity in Jamaica. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/rice-emissions-intensity/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/rice-emissions-intensity/jamaica/">Rice — Emissions intensity in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,188 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.