Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Jamaica, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Jamaica is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Jamaica peaked at 0.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Jamaica ranks 116th of 215 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +78.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +26.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +23.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -24.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +44.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +60.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -22.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +46.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +78.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 113 Congo 0.0% compare
- 114 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 115 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 117 Papua New Guinea 0.0% compare
- 118 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 119 Uruguay 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Jamaica?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Jamaica was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Jamaica ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.