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Share global ghg emissions in Jamaica

Jamaica: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0167 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0167
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
150th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0604
in 1999
All-time low
-0.0023
in 1898
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Jamaica, 1850–2024

00.020.040.06185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.0167 for share global ghg emissions in 2024.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Jamaica peaked at 0.0604 in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.0023, in 1898.

Jamaica ranks 150th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0145 —
1851 0.0169 +16.9%
1852 0.0151 -10.8%
1853 0.0164 +8.9%
1854 0.0167 +1.5%
1855 0.0169 +1.4%
1856 0.0141 -16.3%
1857 0.0156 +10.2%
1858 0.0179 +14.7%
1859 0.0152 -14.9%
1860 0.0209 +37.2%
1861 0.021 +0.6%
1862 0.0217 +3.3%
1863 0.0232 +6.9%
1864 0.0235 +1.6%
1865 0.0245 +4.2%
1866 0.0311 +26.9%
1867 0.0236 -24.1%
1868 0.0243 +3.0%
1869 0.0271 +11.4%
1870 0.0241 -11.0%
1871 0.0237 -1.7%
1872 0.0224 -5.5%
1873 0.023 +2.6%
1874 0.0242 +5.1%
1875 0.0243 +0.4%
1876 0.0244 +0.7%
1877 0.024 -1.9%
1878 0.0247 +2.9%
1879 0.0234 -5.3%
1880 0.0237 +1.4%
1881 0.0251 +5.9%
1882 0.0232 -7.7%
1883 0.0226 -2.2%
1884 0.024 +6.1%
1885 0.0241 +0.5%
1886 0.0232 -3.7%
1887 0.0233 +0.0%
1888 0.0233 +0.0%
1889 0.0239 +2.6%
1890 0.016 -32.9%
1891 0.0124 -22.5%
1892 0.0091 -26.5%
1893 0.0054 -41.3%
1894 0.0051 -4.3%
1895 0.004 -21.3%
1896 0.0026 -36.6%
1897 0.0001 -96.8%
1898 -0.0023 -2975.8%
1899 -0.0018 -22.2%
1900 0.0056 -406.0%
1901 0.0084 +51.0%
1902 0.009 +7.7%
1903 0.0102 +12.8%
1904 0.014 +37.6%
1905 0.0131 -6.5%
1906 0.0148 +12.7%
1907 0.0127 -14.0%
1908 0.0141 +11.1%
1909 0.0157 +11.3%
1910 0.0168 +6.6%
1911 0.0157 -6.1%
1912 0.0168 +6.5%
1913 0.0162 -3.6%
1914 0.0181 +12.2%
1915 0.0206 +13.7%
1916 0.0204 -0.9%
1917 0.0212 +4.1%
1918 0.0213 +0.3%
1919 0.0229 +7.5%
1920 0.025 +9.3%
1921 0.0288 +15.0%
1922 0.0291 +1.0%
1923 0.0293 +0.6%
1924 0.0283 -3.4%
1925 0.0279 -1.4%
1926 0.0293 +5.2%
1927 0.0287 -2.1%
1928 0.0289 +0.7%
1929 0.0282 -2.5%
1930 0.0326 +15.6%
1931 0.0351 +7.6%
1932 0.0366 +4.3%
1933 0.0388 +6.1%
1934 0.0375 -3.4%
1935 0.0359 -4.2%
1936 0.0353 -1.7%
1937 0.035 -0.8%
1938 0.0354 +1.1%
1939 0.0349 -1.5%
1940 0.0351 +0.6%
1941 0.0346 -1.3%
1942 0.0359 +3.8%
1943 0.0362 +0.7%
1944 0.0358 -1.0%
1945 0.0388 +8.3%
1946 0.0401 +3.3%
1947 0.0406 +1.4%
1948 0.0419 +3.1%
1949 0.0443 +5.8%
1950 0.0389 -12.3%
1951 0.0373 -4.1%
1952 0.0381 +2.1%
1953 0.0374 -1.9%
1954 0.0394 +5.4%
1955 0.0377 -4.4%
1956 0.0373 -1.1%
1957 0.0375 +0.6%
1958 0.0354 -5.5%
1959 0.0356 +0.4%
1960 0.0282 -20.7%
1961 0.0279 -1.3%
1962 0.0263 -5.7%
1963 0.0252 -4.0%
1964 0.0277 +9.7%
1965 0.0226 -18.3%
1966 0.0235 +3.7%
1967 0.0232 -1.0%
1968 0.0229 -1.5%
1969 0.0226 -1.1%
1970 0.0224 -0.8%
1971 0.0252 +12.3%
1972 0.0258 +2.6%
1973 0.0317 +22.6%
1974 0.0295 -6.9%
1975 0.0313 +6.2%
1976 0.0277 -11.6%
1977 0.0276 -0.3%
1978 0.031 +12.3%
1979 0.03 -3.4%
1980 0.03 -0.0%
1981 0.0268 -10.7%
1982 0.0227 -15.3%
1983 0.0238 +4.9%
1984 0.0195 -17.9%
1985 0.019 -2.4%
1986 0.0178 -6.4%
1987 0.0205 +15.2%
1988 0.018 -12.5%
1989 0.0236 +31.2%
1990 0.0286 +21.1%
1991 0.0308 +8.0%
1992 0.0435 +41.0%
1993 0.0339 -22.0%
1994 0.0331 -2.6%
1995 0.0315 -4.6%
1996 0.0348 +10.3%
1997 0.0313 -10.0%
1998 0.0324 +3.6%
1999 0.0604 +86.4%
2000 0.0421 -30.3%
2001 0.0383 -9.2%
2002 0.0381 -0.5%
2003 0.0339 -11.0%
2004 0.0342 +1.0%
2005 0.0305 -10.8%
2006 0.044 +44.2%
2007 0.0447 +1.7%
2008 0.0415 -7.3%
2009 0.0236 -43.2%
2010 0.021 -10.8%
2011 0.0228 +8.2%
2012 0.0201 -11.8%
2013 0.0205 +2.3%
2014 0.0175 -14.8%
2015 0.0175 -0.1%
2016 0.0181 +3.6%
2017 0.018 -0.4%
2018 0.0168 -7.1%
2019 0.019 +13.2%
2020 0.0148 -22.3%
2021 0.0148 +0.3%
2022 0.0157 +6.1%
2023 0.0161 +2.2%
2024 0.0167 +4.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.0167 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0784, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.0167 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0332, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global 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.

YearChange FromTo
1898 -2975.8% 0.0001 -0.0023
1900 +406.0% -0.0018 0.0056
1897 -96.8% 0.0026 0.0001
1999 +86.4% 0.0324 0.0604
1901 +51.0% 0.0056 0.0084

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0159 0.0141 0.0179 10
1860s 0.0241 0.0209 0.0311 10
1870s 0.0238 0.0224 0.0247 10
1880s 0.0236 0.0226 0.0251 10
1890s 0.0051 -0.0023 0.016 10
1900s 0.0118 0.0056 0.0157 10
1910s 0.019 0.0157 0.0229 10
1920s 0.0284 0.025 0.0293 10
1930s 0.0357 0.0326 0.0388 10
1940s 0.0383 0.0346 0.0443 10
1950s 0.0375 0.0354 0.0394 10
1960s 0.025 0.0226 0.0282 10
1970s 0.0282 0.0224 0.0317 10
1980s 0.0222 0.0178 0.03 10
1990s 0.036 0.0286 0.0604 10
2000s 0.0371 0.0236 0.0447 10
2010s 0.0191 0.0168 0.0228 10
2020s 0.0156 0.0148 0.0167 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 147 Rwanda 0.0178 compare
  2. 148 Burundi 0.0178 compare
  3. 149 Cyprus 0.0174 compare
  4. 151 Guinea-Bissau 0.015 compare
  5. 152 North Macedonia 0.0148 compare
  6. 153 Belize 0.0146 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Jamaica?
Share global ghg emissions in Jamaica was 0.0167 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0604 in 1999.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0023 in 1898.
How does Jamaica rank for share global ghg emissions?
Jamaica ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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