Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Jamaica

Jamaica: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 32.19 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32.19 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
90th
of 180 countries
All-time high
32.19 kt
in 2023
All-time low
29.83 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Jamaica, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 29.8 kt1991: 30 kt1992: 30 kt1993: 30.2 kt1994: 30.4 kt1995: 30.6 kt1996: 30.7 kt1997: 30.9 kt1998: 31 kt1999: 31.1 kt2000: 31.2 kt2001: 31.3 kt2002: 31.3 kt2003: 31.3 kt2004: 31.4 kt2005: 31.5 kt2006: 31.6 kt2007: 31.7 kt2008: 31.7 kt2009: 31.7 kt2010: 31.8 kt2011: 31.9 kt2012: 31.9 kt2013: 31.9 kt2014: 31.9 kt2015: 31.9 kt2016: 31.9 kt2017: 32 kt2018: 32 kt2019: 32 kt2020: 32 kt2021: 32 kt2022: 32.1 kt2023: 32.2 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Jamaica stood at 32.19 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Jamaica peaked at 32.19 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.83 kt, in 1990.

Jamaica ranks 90th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 29.83 kt —
1991 29.97 kt +0.5%
1992 29.99 kt +0.1%
1993 30.22 kt +0.8%
1994 30.37 kt +0.5%
1995 30.55 kt +0.6%
1996 30.73 kt +0.6%
1997 30.9 kt +0.6%
1998 31.04 kt +0.4%
1999 31.13 kt +0.3%
2000 31.2 kt +0.2%
2001 31.26 kt +0.2%
2002 31.32 kt +0.2%
2003 31.35 kt +0.1%
2004 31.4 kt +0.2%
2005 31.48 kt +0.3%
2006 31.57 kt +0.3%
2007 31.65 kt +0.3%
2008 31.74 kt +0.3%
2009 31.74 kt -0.0%
2010 31.78 kt +0.1%
2011 31.85 kt +0.2%
2012 31.91 kt +0.2%
2013 31.93 kt +0.1%
2014 31.93 kt +0.0%
2015 31.94 kt +0.0%
2016 31.94 kt +0.0%
2017 31.97 kt +0.1%
2018 32.02 kt +0.1%
2019 32.05 kt +0.1%
2020 32 kt -0.1%
2021 32.01 kt +0.0%
2022 32.08 kt +0.2%
2023 32.19 kt +0.3%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 32.19 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 32.19 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.47 kt 29.83 kt 31.13 kt 10
2000s 31.47 kt 31.2 kt 31.74 kt 10
2010s 31.93 kt 31.78 kt 32.05 kt 10
2020s 32.07 kt 32 kt 32.19 kt 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 87 Germany 35.09 kt compare
  2. 88 Palestine 35.08 kt compare
  3. 89 Libya 34.6 kt compare
  4. 91 Uruguay 30.75 kt compare
  5. 92 Chad 30.08 kt compare
  6. 93 Hungary 29.09 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Jamaica?
Solid food waste — emissions in Jamaica was 32.19 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 32.19 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 29.83 kt in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Jamaica ranks 90th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.