Share of global methane emissions in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of global methane emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
161st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1953
All-time low
0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Jamaica, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0% for share of global methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Jamaica peaked at 0.1% in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 161st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +17.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -44.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 14% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -44.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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
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 methane emissions in Jamaica?
- Share of global methane emissions in Jamaica was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1953.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.