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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica

Jamaica: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0122 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0122
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
154th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0285
in 1960
All-time low
0.0122
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica, 1850–2024

00.010.020.03185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica stood at 0.0122. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica peaked at 0.0285 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0122, in 2024.

Jamaica ranks 154th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.024 —
1851 0.0239 -0.6%
1852 0.0237 -0.5%
1853 0.0236 -0.5%
1854 0.0235 -0.4%
1855 0.0235 -0.3%
1856 0.0234 -0.2%
1857 0.0234 -0.1%
1858 0.0234 +0.0%
1859 0.0234 +0.1%
1860 0.0235 +0.3%
1861 0.0236 +0.4%
1862 0.0237 +0.4%
1863 0.0238 +0.4%
1864 0.0239 +0.4%
1865 0.024 +0.4%
1866 0.0241 +0.4%
1867 0.0242 +0.4%
1868 0.0243 +0.4%
1869 0.0244 +0.4%
1870 0.0244 +0.3%
1871 0.0243 -0.4%
1872 0.0239 -1.7%
1873 0.0233 -2.6%
1874 0.0226 -3.0%
1875 0.0219 -3.1%
1876 0.0212 -3.0%
1877 0.0207 -2.7%
1878 0.0202 -2.1%
1879 0.0199 -1.5%
1880 0.0198 -0.7%
1881 0.0197 -0.2%
1882 0.0197 -0.1%
1883 0.0197 -0.0%
1884 0.0197 +0.0%
1885 0.0197 +0.1%
1886 0.0197 +0.1%
1887 0.0198 +0.1%
1888 0.0198 +0.1%
1889 0.0198 +0.0%
1890 0.0205 +3.6%
1891 0.0205 -0.2%
1892 0.0205 +0.1%
1893 0.0205 +0.3%
1894 0.0206 +0.5%
1895 0.0208 +0.7%
1896 0.021 +0.8%
1897 0.0212 +1.0%
1898 0.0214 +1.1%
1899 0.0217 +1.2%
1900 0.0219 +1.3%
1901 0.0223 +1.8%
1902 0.0229 +2.5%
1903 0.0236 +3.0%
1904 0.0243 +3.2%
1905 0.0251 +3.1%
1906 0.0258 +2.9%
1907 0.0265 +2.5%
1908 0.027 +2.0%
1909 0.0274 +1.4%
1910 0.0276 +0.7%
1911 0.0276 +0.0%
1912 0.0275 -0.4%
1913 0.0273 -0.7%
1914 0.0271 -0.9%
1915 0.0268 -1.0%
1916 0.0265 -1.1%
1917 0.0262 -1.1%
1918 0.0259 -1.0%
1919 0.0257 -0.9%
1920 0.0255 -0.7%
1921 0.0254 -0.7%
1922 0.0251 -1.0%
1923 0.0248 -1.2%
1924 0.0245 -1.3%
1925 0.0241 -1.3%
1926 0.0238 -1.2%
1927 0.0236 -1.1%
1928 0.0234 -0.9%
1929 0.0233 -0.5%
1930 0.0232 -0.1%
1931 0.0233 +0.3%
1932 0.0234 +0.6%
1933 0.0237 +0.9%
1934 0.0239 +1.1%
1935 0.0242 +1.2%
1936 0.0245 +1.3%
1937 0.0248 +1.2%
1938 0.0251 +1.1%
1939 0.0254 +1.0%
1940 0.0256 +0.7%
1941 0.0255 -0.3%
1942 0.0251 -1.6%
1943 0.0245 -2.3%
1944 0.0239 -2.5%
1945 0.0233 -2.2%
1946 0.0229 -1.8%
1947 0.0226 -1.3%
1948 0.0224 -0.8%
1949 0.0224 -0.2%
1950 0.0225 +0.5%
1951 0.0229 +1.5%
1952 0.0235 +2.6%
1953 0.0242 +3.2%
1954 0.025 +3.5%
1955 0.0259 +3.5%
1956 0.0267 +3.2%
1957 0.0275 +2.7%
1958 0.028 +2.1%
1959 0.0284 +1.3%
1960 0.0285 +0.4%
1961 0.0274 -3.9%
1962 0.0265 -3.2%
1963 0.026 -2.0%
1964 0.026 +0.2%
1965 0.0242 -7.0%
1966 0.0229 -5.5%
1967 0.0244 +6.5%
1968 0.0234 -4.1%
1969 0.0232 -0.6%
1970 0.0229 -1.5%
1971 0.0234 +2.1%
1972 0.0234 +0.2%
1973 0.0216 -7.9%
1974 0.0219 +1.3%
1975 0.0203 -7.2%
1976 0.0196 -3.4%
1977 0.0185 -5.6%
1978 0.0188 +1.5%
1979 0.0181 -3.6%
1980 0.0188 +4.2%
1981 0.0196 +3.8%
1982 0.0173 -11.8%
1983 0.0189 +9.3%
1984 0.0195 +3.6%
1985 0.0181 -7.3%
1986 0.0188 +3.5%
1987 0.0201 +7.0%
1988 0.0207 +3.2%
1989 0.0214 +3.4%
1990 0.0205 -4.2%
1991 0.0211 +2.8%
1992 0.0208 -1.3%
1993 0.0216 +3.8%
1994 0.0213 -1.5%
1995 0.0215 +1.0%
1996 0.0212 -1.2%
1997 0.0219 +3.3%
1998 0.0222 +1.4%
1999 0.023 +3.2%
2000 0.0221 -3.7%
2001 0.0219 -0.9%
2002 0.022 +0.4%
2003 0.0229 +4.0%
2004 0.0219 -4.3%
2005 0.0208 -4.7%
2006 0.0185 -11.0%
2007 0.0176 -5.1%
2008 0.0162 -8.1%
2009 0.0157 -2.8%
2010 0.0148 -6.0%
2011 0.0143 -3.4%
2012 0.0146 +2.3%
2013 0.0141 -3.3%
2014 0.0139 -1.3%
2015 0.0132 -5.4%
2016 0.0133 +0.8%
2017 0.0132 -0.5%
2018 0.0142 +7.6%
2019 0.0139 -1.8%
2020 0.0125 -10.3%
2021 0.0126 +1.1%
2022 0.0126 -0.0%
2023 0.0127 +0.1%
2024 0.0122 -3.9%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.0122 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0854, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.0122 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0504, 24% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0236 0.0234 0.024 10
1860s 0.0239 0.0235 0.0244 10
1870s 0.0223 0.0199 0.0244 10
1880s 0.0197 0.0197 0.0198 10
1890s 0.0209 0.0205 0.0217 10
1900s 0.0247 0.0219 0.0274 10
1910s 0.0268 0.0257 0.0276 10
1920s 0.0243 0.0233 0.0255 10
1930s 0.0242 0.0232 0.0254 10
1940s 0.0238 0.0224 0.0256 10
1950s 0.0255 0.0225 0.0284 10
1960s 0.0253 0.0229 0.0285 10
1970s 0.0208 0.0181 0.0234 10
1980s 0.0193 0.0173 0.0214 10
1990s 0.0215 0.0205 0.023 10
2000s 0.02 0.0157 0.0229 10
2010s 0.0139 0.0132 0.0148 10
2020s 0.0125 0.0122 0.0127 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 151 North Macedonia 0.0156 compare
  2. 152 Hong Kong 0.0151 compare
  3. 153 Cyprus 0.0123 compare
  4. 155 Iceland 0.0118 compare
  5. 156 Gambia 0.0102 compare
  6. 157 Djibouti 0.0091 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Jamaica was 0.0122 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0285 in 1960.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 in 2024.
How does Jamaica rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Jamaica ranks 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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