Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Jamaica, 2016–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Jamaica is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 32,817.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Jamaica peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Jamaica 108th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1061.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +79.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +131.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +135.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +55.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +19.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Jamaica?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Jamaica ranks 108th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32,817.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.